Fracking is the process of extracting oil or natural gas from shale rock. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which fractures the rock and allows the oil or gas to flow out to a well. While fracking has significantly boosted oil production, there are environmental concerns that the process is contaminating groundwater. The Permian Basin accounts for 43% of U.S. oil production and is currently the most productive oil shale reserve in the country. In June 2022 The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it may deem parts of the Permian Basin in Texas…
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@8D7X8VBNew Liberty5yrs5Y
Yes, apply appropriate oversight, no subsidies, and mandate cost of energy = cost to produce energy + cost to environment/cleanup .
@B4ML3BS 6mos6MO
I think we should pursue cleaner energy that is sustainable over a long period of time, but I don't think you can just dismantle fracking in the meantime. So I will say no, and that I do not support what it does to the environment, but I support the fact that it is needed right now.
@9YDWGNN11mos11MO
Unsustainable energy should be slowly phased out in favor of clean energy, not stopped altogether suddenly.
@9YC6L2F11mos11MO
Not in heavily polluted areas and should be researched. Also, we should find a more sustainable measure.
We can continue fracking , but we should pursue more sustainable energy resources in the meantime to replace it in the near future.
@9S5DH7B1yr1Y
there should be more oversight but more emphasis on looking for sustainably sourced and sustainable energy alternatives
@84ZWD6LLibertarian 2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if fracking can be done without polluting water
No, we should utilize our natural gas so we can eliminate coal and oil in the transition to renewable energy, but we should not use fracking
@84ZWD6LLibertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, but increase oversight and give companies incentive to invest in cleaner methods of fracking
@84ZWD6LLibertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, but give companies incentive to invest in cleaner methods of fracking
@8HQJ2WM5yrs5Y
Yes but we should lower the amount we use it
@8HMWR5Y5yrs5Y
Yes, while we pursue more sustainable energy resources
Yes, but we should invest in finding a better alternative to fracking.
@84ZWD6LLibertarian2yrs2Y
Yes, but oversight needs to be increased to make sure polluted water is being cleaned. Increase R&D funding to find methods to safely frack
@84ZWD6LLibertarian2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if fracking can be done without polluting water. Increase R&D funding to find methods to safely frack
@84ZWD6LLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if fracking can be done without polluting water and used with carbon and methane capture technology. R&D methods to safely frack
@84ZWD6LLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if fracking can be done without polluting water and used with carbon and methane capture technology
@84ZWD6LLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if fracking can be done without polluting water and use with carbon and methane capture technology
@84ZWD6LLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if fracking can be done without polluting water and increasing carbon emissions
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