Fracking
Pros and Cons
Hansen Dubé
Pros:
• Provides clean energy
• Can aid in the stimulation of local economies
• The process of fracking for natural gas may help wane the dependence of foreign powers for fossil fuels
Cons:
• Fracking has the high probability of polluting the local environment
• A fracking operation may be expensive to set up
• May harm communities when the mining company is brought into it