Fracking

by Tamara Thompson (Editor)

Overview

This anthology of essays provides a wide range of viewpoints about fracking, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and it offers a challenge to critical thinking skills. Essays debate whether hydraulic fracturing can be done responsibly, whether fracking pollutes the air, and whether the chemicals used in fracking should no longer be held secret from the public.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737765090
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	03/19/2013
Series:	At Issue Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 The Serious Risks of Fracking Outweigh Its Benefits: Natural Resources Defense Council 11

2 Hydraulic Fracturing Can Be Done Responsibly: ExxonMobil 19

3 Hydraulic Fracturing Should Be Banned: Food & Water Watch 22

4 Fracking Contaminates Drinking Water Abrahm Lustgarten Nick Kusnetz 27

5 Fracking Pollutes the Air with Hazardous Chemicals Jim Polson Jim Efstathiou 33

6 Fracking Causes Seismic Instability and Earthquakes Dusty Horwitt Alex Formuzis 37

7 The Truth About Fracking Kevin D. Williamson 41

8 Americans Favor Stricter Regulations for Fracking Jim Efstathiou 57

9 States Are the Proper Regulators of Natural Gas Drilling Michael L. Krancer 62

10 The Chemicals Used for Fracking Should Be Fully Disclosed Lisa Song 68

11 The Drilling Industry Defends Keeping Fracking Chemicals Secret Mark Jaffe 76

12 New Waterless Method Could Reduce Pollution Associated with Fracking Brian Nearing Anthony Brino 81

Organizations to Contact 90

Bibliography 95

Index 101