Global Citizen - Energy
- Created by: FairfieldSENCO
- Created on: 03-04-17 05:25
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- Fracking
- Fracking is removal of shale gas from rocks deep in earth
- Causes of issue
- Creates chemical leaks into water supplies e.g lead & radium
- Causes minor earthquakes
- Uses huge amounts of water
- Damages natural habitats
- Impacts
- Short Term
- Positive
- Cheap Energy
- Negatives
- Health Problems
- Spoils landscape
- Minor earthquakes
- Water use
- Positive
- Long Term
- Positives
- Negatives
- CO2 emissions
- Short Term
- Management of issue
- Friends of the Earth
- Say Government 'Tax breaks' are just bribes
- Local Communities
- Debate over if social and environmental impact outweigh economic benefit
- Concern that foreign drilling companies make all profit, not locals
- Drilling companies
- Want licenses to drill
- Big profits possible
- Say no real dangers
- UK Government
- Keen to support for energy supplies
- Offered Tax breaks for councils that encourage Fracking
- Friends of the Earth
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