1. Hydraulic Fracking
Luis Cano

2. What is Fracking ?
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, is the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas inside.

3. How fracking is good for American consumers
Lowers gas prices
Creates more jobs
Natural gas supply has raised to 25%
Local, affordable, abundant
The U.S. has at least 100 years worth of natural gas

4. Can fracking really be that great?

5. Pollutant to environment

6. respiratory problems
birth defects
blood disorders
cancer
nervous system impacts

7. 70,000,000 Whoa! That’s a big number, are you proud?

9. Earthquakes
gas leaks
Pollution
Climate changes

10. Should fracking continue, possible solutions
Go green
Alternative fuel

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Stallworth, Leo. "Family Sues SoCal Gas Saying Gas Leak Contributed to Woman's Death." ABC7 Los Angeles. Eyewitness News, n.d. Web. 12 May 2016