The Benefits of Fracking
As talked about throughout the previous pages, fracking is not all bad, and not all companies are bad. In fact throughout this page we will be mentioning the positives that we've already talked about, and now we will sum those up and discuss a few more.
As mentioned before, one of the biggest, if not the biggest positvie, or natural gas and fracking, in my opinion is this. The fact that research studies which have been conduct show dramatic reductions with the use of natural gas. We're not just talking about minor reductions in our global warming outputs either. The research study quoted on the pollution tab by L.M Cathles, illustrates a crucial fact. It illustrates that, with the substitution of, or outrright use of natural gas, we can reduce our emissions by forty percent over the next one hundred years. This is a fact that cannot, and should not be overlooked.
There is a second point that I think is very crucial to the issue of fracking, especially in today's economy. The simple fact is, that it creates a lot of jobs. In Janna Palliser's; Fracking Fury, she discusses the pros and cons, to present both sides of the argument. While the pro's are far outweighed by the cons, the following quote is on of the most important statements of all. "HF is a booming, rapidly growing industry. Advocates cite the generation of domestic jobs and revenue as a benefit of HF (NYT 2011). As compared to other natural resources (e.g., coal and oil), natural gas is cleaner (NYT 2011). The combustion of natural gas emits significantly lower levels of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide than the combustion of coal or oil. The natural gas produced through U.S. HF operations means less reliance on foreign sources of natural gas (U.S. EIA 2011)." (Palliser, Janna, [email protected]. "Fracking Fury." Science Scope 35.7 (2012): 20-24. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 29 Nov. 2012)
Another fact that should not be overlooked is our path towards energy independence, and where we actually are, versus where politicians, and news anchors might want you to believe. Shown above is a chart from the United States Energy information Website. It illustrates that we in fact do not get most of our oil from the middle east. In 2011, the United States got its oil from seven countries. Where did over seventy percent of that oil come from? It came from here at home, as well as our two neighbors and allies, Canada and Mexico. (US EIA Independent statistics and anaylsis)
People wake up. We do not get most of our oil from the middle east, and we are well on our way to being energy independent.
As mentioned before, one of the biggest, if not the biggest positvie, or natural gas and fracking, in my opinion is this. The fact that research studies which have been conduct show dramatic reductions with the use of natural gas. We're not just talking about minor reductions in our global warming outputs either. The research study quoted on the pollution tab by L.M Cathles, illustrates a crucial fact. It illustrates that, with the substitution of, or outrright use of natural gas, we can reduce our emissions by forty percent over the next one hundred years. This is a fact that cannot, and should not be overlooked.
There is a second point that I think is very crucial to the issue of fracking, especially in today's economy. The simple fact is, that it creates a lot of jobs. In Janna Palliser's; Fracking Fury, she discusses the pros and cons, to present both sides of the argument. While the pro's are far outweighed by the cons, the following quote is on of the most important statements of all. "HF is a booming, rapidly growing industry. Advocates cite the generation of domestic jobs and revenue as a benefit of HF (NYT 2011). As compared to other natural resources (e.g., coal and oil), natural gas is cleaner (NYT 2011). The combustion of natural gas emits significantly lower levels of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide than the combustion of coal or oil. The natural gas produced through U.S. HF operations means less reliance on foreign sources of natural gas (U.S. EIA 2011)." (Palliser, Janna, [email protected]. "Fracking Fury." Science Scope 35.7 (2012): 20-24. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 29 Nov. 2012)
Another fact that should not be overlooked is our path towards energy independence, and where we actually are, versus where politicians, and news anchors might want you to believe. Shown above is a chart from the United States Energy information Website. It illustrates that we in fact do not get most of our oil from the middle east. In 2011, the United States got its oil from seven countries. Where did over seventy percent of that oil come from? It came from here at home, as well as our two neighbors and allies, Canada and Mexico. (US EIA Independent statistics and anaylsis)
People wake up. We do not get most of our oil from the middle east, and we are well on our way to being energy independent.
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Image Source: US Energy Information Association. "U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent Statistics and Analysis." Nearly 69% of U.S. Crude Oil Imports Originated from Five Countries in 2011. http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=5570
Image Source: US Energy Information Association. "U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent Statistics and Analysis." Nearly 69% of U.S. Crude Oil Imports Originated from Five Countries in 2011. http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=5570
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