The government has spent 10 billion dollars on the Yucca Mountain project already so it would be a waste to not use it, don’t we want our tax dollars to be well spent? We should use Yucca Mountain to dispose of our nuclear waste. If we do not dispose of the waste soon then perhaps, a leak could occur in a nuclear waste container and it would do damage to our country. We would not want that. With the design of the steel barriers that would contain the repository, which is similar to a big steel box, the site would be good for thousands of years to come.
Although we may be able to sustain a planet with some kind of civilization, the earth that we knew is gone. Oil and fossil fuels are attributed to manual labor and why we are prosperous and why our economies have grown. It is also why we have global warming and acid oceans. Rising temperatures and depleting oil reserves go hand in hand. Modernity may cease with global warming as half the biggest companies are oil companies, and oil is the essence of life.
Each organization goal was to further their cause as a result of the oil spill. Each member roles was to convince the other members that their recommendation to the governor was the right solution. The conflict of environmental concerns, who and to what extent were they responsibility, and course of action that would meet the commissions charter. The roles that each member represented debated heavily these issues. The discussion regarding the interpretation of facts, or studies results was an issue at the center of the debate, and how common ground would be achieved.
The Pennsylvania Act 13th is legislation that was passed by Pennsylvania legislation to provide “pro-business, clean-energy bill creating jobs, revenue and improving environmental laws surrounding drilling.” ("Fracking Democracy: Why Pennsylvania's Act 13 May Be the Nation's Worst Corporate Giveaway | AlterNet", 2012). When in turn this may not be the case at all once you ready the full legislative act. It has allowed them (companies of fracking) the basic rights to drill within 300 yards of any protect land for an example, wetlands and populated areas. It also helps over turn zoning laws that have been in place to help protect these people from the chemicals and air pollution that would be a result in closer proximity to their homes and community. This is also one of the first bills that has helped close a loop hole that discloses what is being used in the water while fracking.
Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be Opened to Oil Drilling? Wendy Cubos SCI207 Instructor Shannon Corona January 22, 2011 During the entire history of technological development and progress there has always been a battle between technology and the state of the natural world. It is no secret that through the search for and generation of energy, starting in the industrial revolution, has had dramatic negative effects on the earth. Global warming, de-forestation, and the extinction of many species have been only a few aspects of these. As the population continues to grow, so does the need for energy to support that population.
As centuries came and went health problems increased. The Earth’s natural resources were diminishing. Some believed the causes were natural; however, studies concluded that the steady increase in population is a co-conspirator. In the 1960s when noticeable natural disasters were occurring, the environmental movement became forefront. The oil spills in California and Massachusetts raised serious issues warranting an environmental conference to prompt international awareness of environmental concerns.
The last time the Federal Government has passed any law affecting fracking was in 1988, before many modern techniques have been adopted [ (Bergeron, 2011) ]. Fracking, although very beneficial and the best process of attaining natural gas, is just too dangerous. The U.S. government is still debating this controversial topic, and very likely will be for many months to come. Safety is very important to maintaining a strong and efficient country; the maintenance of this goal should not be difficult with government regulation of fracking locations. It is very simple - the United States Federal Government needs to take a good hard look at their current regulation on U.S. fracking locations for the safety of our American
Fracking is bad for the environment. People still need natural gas or oil to live their life. It will take time to get all of the bugs worked out of fracking. Fracking companies are using the new technology to insure the protection of the environment. Fracking is a cheaper way of obtaining gas.
James Doher Informative Speech Outline Proposition: To persuade the audience to oppose offshore oil drilling. Intro: Oil and gas are a necessity to everyday life; however, there are safer ways to extrude these chemicals than what has been done in the past. Stop offshore oil drilling or make it safer for the environment. There are many other ways to obtain oil without harming the environment. Where were you April 22, 2010-Earth Day, just 2 days after the BP oil spill, and how did you help sustain the Earth?
Recently, it was found out that the earthquakes that happened in Youngstown, Ohio near the end of 2011, were related to hydraulic fracturing. A recent report by Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Shale Gas Production Subcommittee stated that hydraulic fracturing caused these earthquakes to be triggered because of the high-pressured water being injected into the ground (Fracking and Seismic Activity). Some people think that because the earthquakes in Ohio didn’t have a great magnitude, fracking wont harm anything in the future. However, there is a potential that these earthquakes could get bigger as fracking occures more and more. All in all, we are really putting the environment and our lives in danger by using fracking.