The Fracking Debate

The technological breakthrough in fracking has unleashed

• massive new supplies of shale oil and natural gas.

• across the United States over the past few years.

• everyday life for many Americans.

• increases economic activity, employment and income.

Tens of thousands of shale wells have been drilled

• massive new supplies of shale oil and natural gas.

• across the United States over the past few years.

• everyday life for many Americans.

• increases economic activity, employment and income.

It has made hydraulic fracturing a part of

• massive new supplies of shale oil and natural gas.

• across the United States over the past few years.

• everyday life for many Americans.

• increases economic activity, employment and income.

A study found that it

• massive new supplies of shale oil and natural gas.

• across the United States over the past few years.

• everyday life for many Americans.

• increases economic activity, employment and income.

The average household benefits

• by about $2,000 a year.

• suffer from poorer health.

• 25 percent more likely to be born at a low birth weight.

• a nationwide ban on fracking.

Infants born near a hydraulic fracturing site

• by about $2,000 a year.

• suffer from poorer health.

• 25 percent more likely to be born at a low birth weight.

• a nationwide ban on fracking.

Babies born within about a half mile of a site are

• by about $2,000 a year.

• suffer from poorer health.

• 25 per cent more likely to be born at a low birth weight.

• a nationwide ban on fracking.

Some have called for

• by about $2,000 a year.

• suffer from poorer health.

• 25 per cent more likely to be born at a low birth weight.

• a nationwide ban on fracking.

Some say that would be a “terrible idea” because

• that would mean “coal would come roaring back.”

• satisfy the nature of energy demand that we have today.

• serving as backup generation.

• negative in the long run.

There will be no increase in renewable energy that could

• that would mean “coal would come roaring back.”

• satisfy the nature of energy demand that we have today.

• serving as backup generation.

• negative in the long run.