Click here to see if fracking is in your state.
Fracking, unfortunately, is a double-edged sword. It's cleaner burning than coal and oil, it's cheaper, and seems to burn more efficiently for even more energy. Moreover, it's accessible right here at home in the United States, so naturally, we think, "Make money here, keep money here!" Great, right? Check out the video to learn why fracking has a lot of unsavory secrets that fracking and energy companies are not admitting. Fracking does have impact and these impacts can end up in your home coming out of your very own faucets. Did you know about these things? What are your thoughts? Have you be involved in preventing fracking in your home state? Tell us about it in the comments below. Resources: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/business/energy-environment/21iht-renogas21.html http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/climate-change/science/energy/natural-gas/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-natural-gas-will-reduce-global-warming-pollution/ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20150120/map-fracking-boom-state-state https://www.fractracker.org/2017/03/34-states-active-drilling-2016/
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