Part 6
You have read a LOT of information about fracking, and there is a lot more out there.
At this point, what are you beginning to think about fracking?
To delve even more into the arguments on both sides, here are some bonus resources.
For any resource, be sure to first check who owns the site, who funds them or how they make their money, and evaluate whether you think their information is likely to be biased or balanced:
From the "energyfromshale" site, click the resources button and scroll down to "Primers."
For a debate on fracking, go to http://earthjustice.org/our_work/campaigns/fracking-gone-wrong-finding-a-better-way/fracking-debate
FINAL TASK: What is your rating for hydraulic fracturing, on a scale of 1-10, where 1 means you are ardently opposed to it, and 10 means you enthusiastically support it? Be prepared to defend your rating during the energy summit later in this unit.
CONCLUSION
At this point, what are you beginning to think about fracking?
- Is it a valuable new technology that could lead to cheap, clean, natural gas for many years to come, or is it a dangerous new practice that could lead to contamination of our water supply?
- Are environmentalists exaggerating the dangers to try to prevent fracking, in order to promote their agenda, or are energy companies exaggerating the safety to promote their agenda?
- What IS each side's agenda? Why is it so important to environmentalists that fracking be prevented? Why is it so important to energy companies that fracking be allowed?
To delve even more into the arguments on both sides, here are some bonus resources.
For any resource, be sure to first check who owns the site, who funds them or how they make their money, and evaluate whether you think their information is likely to be biased or balanced:
From the "energyfromshale" site, click the resources button and scroll down to "Primers."
For a debate on fracking, go to http://earthjustice.org/our_work/campaigns/fracking-gone-wrong-finding-a-better-way/fracking-debate
FINAL TASK: What is your rating for hydraulic fracturing, on a scale of 1-10, where 1 means you are ardently opposed to it, and 10 means you enthusiastically support it? Be prepared to defend your rating during the energy summit later in this unit.
CONCLUSION
