What is controversial about fracking?

What is fracking? Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well. read more

Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well. read more

Fracking is a process which involves drilling down into the earth and injecting shale rock with a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals to release the gas inside. Estimates suggested there could be as much as 1,300 trillion cubic feet of shale gas lying under 11 counties in central and northern England. read more

For over sixty years, fracking has existed, but it has only recently become reason for controversy. When considering why fracking is controversial, there are two main issues to consider: The first reason is that up until recently, fracking was applied on typical, vertical wells and has only in the last decade been used commercially on horizontal wells. read more

Environmental campaigners have raised concerns about the huge amounts of water needed to carry out fracking and are worried that the process can cause small earth tremors, such as the two small earthquakes of 1.5 and 2.2 magnitude that hit the Blackpool area in 2011. read more