“residents exhibited a ‘disturbingly high rate of miscarriages ... Love Canal can now be added to a growing list of environmental disasters involving toxics, ranging from industrial workers stricken by nervous disorders and cancers to the discovery of toxic materials in the milk of nursing mothers.’ (Love Canal). All of the people deserved a very safe environment to live in, but there were much too many toxic chemicals that were once underground. As you can see Love Canal’s land doesn’t look like a very safe place to start a community. If you think
Some of the major negative economic effects of natural gas drilling are the enormous amounts of pollutants released into our water sources. With estimates coming close to 50 trillion cubic feet of natural gas sitting in the Marcellus, it’s no wonder companies are willing to drill at any cost to the local water systems and communities. In other words, there is conservatively two trillion dollars in nature gas reserves sitting right under us. The problem with fracking is being able to find an economical and environmentally friendly way to dispose of the waste water. There are approximately thirteen treatment plants used to deal with the waste water that is accumulated by the massive fracking operations all over the state.
Two environmental problems caused by extensive plastic bag use are the chemicals that make the plastic bag and the way we dispose of them. Plastic bags are very dangerous to the environment. The plastic bag is made of toxic chemicals like xylene, ethylene oxide and benzene. Plastic bags are non-biodegradable which means these toxic harmful chemicals are putting people and the environment at risk. Because people don't dispose of the plastic bags properly they get into water ways which eventually affect the see life as well as all other animals and living organisms including plants.
One con is that there will be many jobs at the mine, but just not nearly as many jobs that Bristol Bay employs in the salmon industry. Another, and possibly the biggest, disadvantage of building the Pebble Mine is the negative effect on the environment in Bristol Bay. Although the company managing this says that there will be a bad affect on the environment, history tells us otherwise. We can look at the Mount Polley gold mine disaster. In this environmental disaster, 10 cubic meters of water and 4.5 million cubic meters of potentially toxic slurry were spilled into virtually untouched forest, lakes and rivers.
Sitting at the top are those that have been unemployed for 15 weeks averaging about 8.5 million unemployed. Below them are those that have been unemployed 27 weeks and over averaging about 6.3 million unemployed. Why are there more unemployed at 15 weeks than 27 weeks? This may be the fact that people are finding jobs before they hit the 27 week mark. However, we may see a change in this if the economy stays as it is because all the people in that 15 week unemployment range are on their way to the 27 week unemployment range if a job cannot be found.
Water supplies have been contaminated due to companies not using proper procedures and there also have been seismic activity in areas where there is rarely seismic activity. Fracking’s economic benefits do not compensate for the destructions that we are doing to our environment for generations to come. Many people involved in the fracking industry want you to believe it is safe but when using the numerous chemicals there is no telling what can go wrong. “Water would simply sink into the rock without cracking the substrate. For this reason, the drilling companies must make a slick
“Meth causes the blood vessels to constrict; it cuts off the steady flow of blood to all parts of the body. Heavy usage can weaken and destroy these vessels, causing tissues to become prone to damage and inhibiting the body's ability to repair itself.” (Visible Signs, paragraph 1) A really big appearance change that happens when using this drug is the aging process. The body loses the elasticity and luster that causes you to look young in such a short amount of time. Another really bad thing that can happen to your body with all the Methamphetamine use is the hygiene of the mouth. “The drug causes the salivary glands to dry out, which allows the mouth's acids to eat away at the tooth enamel, causing cavities.” (Meth Mouth, second
Oil companies need to cut down on the amount of oil that is being produced because it is having a negative impact on the environment and on the people of Alberta. Albertans are angry about the oil sands and their impact on the environment. Oil companies, when refining crude oil dump large amount of pollutants into the surrounding ecosystems, and how the companies increased Canada’s contribution to global pollution. Albertans are not happy about the oil sands impact on the environment, and the government’s lack of response to the problem. Alberta has elected a new environmental minister expecting changes, however so far nothing has.
Hydraulic Fracturing: The Inefficient Fuel Source Accoring to Treehugger, hydraulic fracturing requires 80 to 300 tons of chemicals to frack a single oil well. Hydraulic fracturing is the process of extracting shale gas deposited in deep underground wells by injecting water, sand, and disclosed chemicals into the ground at high pressure (Weighing the Risks of Fracking). Fracking is a non-renewable energy source that is very harmful to the environment. Hydraulic fracturing should be discontinued because it harms the environment, it requires a plethora of water, and because it has been linked to causing earthquakes (Jordan Howard). The chemicals that are used in the fracking process aren’t disclosed to the public.
Fracking is inherently risky, there is extensive evidence to suggest that fracking can contaminate groundwater and that it causes significant air pollution. For the first time in history, smog has become a major issue in many rural communities in the US, with some villages in Wyoming experiencing worse smog than downtown Los Angeles and an increase in lung cancer cases of over 500%. Since 2005, 1.2 trillion litres has been wasted in the fracking process creating toxic waste which cannot be recycled and must be disposed of very carefully to avoid danger to humans and the environment. In addition, one in six deep injection wells examined have an integrity violation leading to the leaking of toxic waste into the environment – more than 17,000 violations in the US alone. Such is the desperation for energy in the US, fracking has had to be made exempt from parts of at least seven major national statutes, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act in order for it to be made legal.