The Fracking Song (My Water’s On Fire Tonight)
Cons:
250 billion gallons of water was injected into the earth for the purpose of fracking, however this can also cause minor earthquakes
Fresh ground water can become contaminated with chemicals that are used to improve viscosity or the deeper saline water in the water table.
Drinking water is at the most risk of contamination due to fracking,
Fracking water is not biodegradable and 50% of it is left in the ground. Also, water injected into the ground is not returnable as it doesn’t return to the surface.
Around the area in which fracking is done, many families have found radon gas in their homes which is the second most lung cancer causing agent (because it’s so abundant no doubt)
Methane is released.
Water isn’t readily available in the area where fracking occurs so it needs to be brought in in shipments.
After fracking is completed the wells are sometimes not capped properly so gases are released into the air.
Noise and light pollutions in areas surrounding fracking sites.
Well casings often leak (because companies cut corners to save money) and pollutes aquifer.
Blowouts can occur
Benefits:
Fracking has less land exploitation than coal
Burns roughly half carbon dioxide and less than 3/4 nitrogen oxide
No sulfur dioxide or carbon monoxide.
