Today Scott taught us about fracking and its consequences.
- 9% of fracked methane goes into atmosphere
- methane is a very potent greenhouse gas
- fracking or hydraulic fracturing uses high-pressure water to release natural gas to be later captured
- can create earthquakes bc water that is pumped in works similar to a hockey table: makes stuff slide around so small earthquakes are common
- causes methane contamination
- impacts everything negatively except for the economy
- 11% of greenhouse gas is methane
- way more potent than c02
- methane from fracking invades nearby wells
- has an easily observable effect on air quality
- causes birth problems
- vocab to know:
- Hydraulic fracturing; a process that pumps high-pressure water into the ground as to release natural grass
- Contamination: the action of becoming impure by poisoning
- Groundwater: the water found in the underground in the cracks and spaces(aquifers) under soil sand and rock
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