Many people believe that fracking is very harmful to the environment and I agree with them. Fracking can contaminate nearby water and this in result will cause the water to be harmful to the individuals that drink it. Many politicians fight against allowing fracking to be done, but with high demand for oil many drilling companies lobby to go against any bans on fracking. To the environment it can be harmful if done wrong, but if done correctly than the benefits can outweigh the harm.
Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth, directed towards rocks, into a high pressure water mixture aiming to release gas out of the rocks, injecting water, chemicals and sand. When fracking your goal is to extract the gas out of the rock using …show more content…
If ten from twenty years from now a nationwide drought occurs, and our only reliable source of water is within the ground, but it has been contaminated than this will negatively impact us all. Politicians need to push laws in order to regulate and restrict fracking unless it's absolutely necessary. Fracking is harmful and the only way it can be stopped is if the government steps in. We need to do what is right for the greater good, not just what's right for the individual who will be making a ton of money from fracking. The danger of fracking outweighs the benefits of fracking and if we continue to do it, for the short run we will benefit, but for the long run it can really hurt us. Bentham states “The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong.” (Thinkexists) What Bentham meant by this is that for the greater good, it is important to understand that we must do what's good for the greater number. For the long run, I truly believe that fracking will cause a lot of harm and the only way for us to stop would be for us to push our politicians to pass a bill against restricting the industry or even completely outlawing it. Bernie Sanders was the only candidate to openly come out and