FRACKING

Fracking-the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc., so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas.

Fracking is a new and improved way of getting vital resources to create energy. However, to get these resources, certain chemicals must be pumped into the ground that could end up poisoning natural water supplies.

ALTHOUGH MANY RESOURCES ARE GATHERED BECAUSE OF FRACKING, THE ENVIRONMENT AND PEOPLE'S HEALTH IS IN POTENTIAL DANGER.

FRACKING EFFECTS

• Up to 600 chemicals are used in fracking fluid, including known carcinogens and toxins
• methane gas/toxic chemicals leach out from the system and contaminate nearby groundwater. .
• Methane concentrations are 17x higher in drinking-water wells near fracturing sites than in normal wells
• There have been over 1,000 documented cases of water contamination next to areas of gas drilling.
• cases of sensory, respiratory, and neurological damage due to ingested contaminated water.

THE RELIABLE WEBSITE

This website was very reliable. The article was written last year. The website tried in no way for the user to buy a product. The website stuck to the topic of Fracking in Pennsylvania. The website provided evidence of given facts. The website is a site used to give facts all states but focuses on one at a time.

THE UNRELIABLE WEBSITE

This website was very unreliable. It was very biased and gave "believable" facts. This website tried to get users to donate money towards fracking organizations more than actually telling facts based on fracking procedures. Many ads covered the website also.