Fracking?

Fracking vs Coal

 Well, first we would have to know what the two are. Fracking is the process of drilling and putting fluid into the ground in order to fracture shale rock. This will release natural gases. Now in order to get coal, they have two process for it. underground mining, where they drill into the earth, and strip mining, when they blow the top off of mountains. In my opinion, coal is a better way to get energy than fracking. There are a lot of chemicals involved when it comes to Fracking.  On the website www.dangersoffracking.com, they state "Up to 600 chemicals are used in tracking fluid, including known carcinogens and toxins such as Lead, Uranium, Mercury, Radium, etc." These chemicals escape from the pipes underground & get into groundwater that people use on a day to day basis. Now when it comes to coal mining, there are a lot of workers involved. If they are doing the underground mining, they can get black lungs, from inhaling all of the coal dust. But in reality, i feel that Fracking affects more people in the long run than coal does. Fracking hits a lot of people, directly in their homes, with their water. So when it comes to Fracking vs. Coal, Fracking is worse for the planet. 

~Jazinda Sone January 8,2013

Coal?