FRACKING What Is It And Is It DANGEROUS To Our Health & Environment?

Fracking is a hotly debated environmental and political issue. Advocates insist it is a safe and economical source of clean energy; critics, however, claim fracking can destroy drinking water supplies, pollute the air, contribute to the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, and trigger earthquakes

Fracking is a proven drilling technology used for extracting oil, natural gas, geothermal energy, or water from deep underground. ... Once the fracturing operation is finished, the well is considered “completed” and is now ready to safely produce American oil or natural gas for years, even decades, to come

Right now, fracking is banned in some European countries such as France and Ireland while Germany and the Netherlands have temporarily halted drilling. But the production method is also widely used in other countries such as Canada and China, with this country being the globe's most dominant force