I have a lot to say about fracking… but to start with, here is a little diagram I found that I wanted to share…
Fracking is probably the most damaging form of gas extraction from the ground to our environment. As the above picture shows, water and chemicals are injected into the oil shale rock to force gas to the surface for use.
The problems are many! The water table is damaged by leaking methane and chemicals. The chemicals are hazardous and end up back on the surface in pools or storage tanks.
Health issues associated with fracking are still being discovered. There are too many to name here so I will just provide a link.
More on fracking can be found in my upcoming book E – Is For Energy