The Dangerous Truth About Fracking

This is the process of drilling for natural gas to use as energy to light our homes and give us heat. It is done by clearing up to 3-10 acres of trees so they can have a pit or tank of clean water to use to activate the natural gas. Next they blend a bunch of sand and chemicals into the water and then they pump it into a narrow well where natural gas is trapped. The sand gets stuck in fractures and helps keep the well open so that the gas can escape and the rest of it water mixed with toxins) is stored in a second pit or tank. Many people that live around these facilities or places that get water from places around that area are getting worried that their health is at risk. There are a great amount of things that can put these people at risk. The chemicals can reach them through air, if there is a crash with one of the trucks that transport it, the truck can leak. It can get into their water supply when it is dumped into pits and stuff it can go through the ground and get into wells and sometimes they dump it into rivers and stuff that some people, like in small towns, get their water from. Fracking is definitely a health hazard.