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Hydraulic Fracturing

Hydraulic Fracturing. The Effects in Iowa. By: Collin Delano. What is “ Fracking ”?. Used to extract oil and natural gas. Fracking Fluid: water, chemicals, and sand. Started in 1947. . Pros of Fracking. More jobs. Stimulates economic growth.

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Hydraulic Fracturing

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  1. Hydraulic Fracturing The Effects in Iowa By: Collin Delano

  2. What is “Fracking”? • Used to extract oil and natural gas. • Fracking Fluid: water, chemicals, and sand. • Started in 1947.

  3. Pros of Fracking • More jobs. • Stimulates economic growth. • Less dependent on foreign countries for oil and gas.

  4. Pros of Frac Sand Mining • More jobs. • Stimulates economic growth. • Landowners can make more money by selling their land to mining companies.

  5. Cons of Fracking • Water contamination. • Negative air emissions. • Large amounts of methane emissions causing global warming. • Triggering small earthquakes.

  6. Cons of Frac Sand Mining • dust would threaten residents’ health. • groundwater could be contaminated. • trucks would bog down traffic and damage roads and highways. • Loss of picturesque landscape. • Loss of tourist industry.

  7. Mediation • Current moratorium in effect for frac sand mining in NE Iowa. • Fracking and frac sand mining is currently necessary. • Fracking and frac sand mining Shouldn’t be growing. • Fracking Shouldn’t be seen as the solution to our oil and natural gas crisis.

  8. Works Cited • "Allamakee Supervisors Approve Frac Sand Mining Moratorium." TheGazette Site Wide Activity RSS. N.p., 4 Feb. 2. Web. 09 Apr. 2013. • "Concerns with Hydraulic Fracturing." Hydraulic Fracturing. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2013. • "Conservation." Transition from Non-Renewable Energy to Suistainable Energy,. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2013. • "High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing." Hydraulic Fracturing. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2013. • "N.E. Iowa Struggles with State's New 'sand Rush'" The Des Moines Register. N.p., 24 Mar. 2013. Web. 09 Apr. 2013. • "Northeast Iowa Residents Speak out against Frac Sand Mining Proposal." TheGazette Site Wide Activity RSS. N.p., 24 Oct. 2012. Web. 09 Apr. 2013.

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