Joey's+Hydraulic+Fracturing+Speech+Pro

Hey guys, here's my completed debate speech on hydraulic fracking. Lemme know what you think. Thanks!

We the affirmative believe that hydraulic fracturing should be banned. Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” is a way of drilling natural gas from the ground, and is in demand with fuel prices going up.

* Costs twice as much

According to “Facts on Fracking” on the TreeHugger website, fracking involves drilling a hole up to 10,000 ft deep above a natural gas well. Fissures in the rock form which are filled with sand. Water is pumped through the well to collect the gas. This method costs about twice as much as the traditional method, causing our gas prices to go up. Gas prices are high as it is, and many people would take the blow of gas prices being raised even more.

* Taints water supply

According to CNN, people have also complained about their water supply being tainted. Strange smells and even being able to light the water on fire have been reported from natural gas leaking into the water. If enough natural gas fumes filled the air in someones’ house, a spark could ignite the air.Many fracking sites use 1 to 8 million gallons of water while fracking, and usually only 30% to 50% can be recovered. Forty-thousand gallons of various chemical are also used in fracking, and therefore water recovered is extremely toxic.

* Irreversible environmental impacts and health hazards

Leftover chemicals are disposed of carelessly spraying them into the air, another threat to public and wildlife health. Blowouts are likely occurrences, where hundreds of gallons of chemicals are blown from the well and onto the ground in the surrounding area. Wildlife could also be in danger of large reservoirs of water stored near fracking sites.ealth hazards from inhaling or touching the dangerous substances can lead to skin, respiratory, and neurological problems.

* Causes earthquakes

Huffington Post reports that fracking causes seismic readings often mistaken for real earthquakes. Oklahoma has experienced many of these tremors as result of fracking. Damage could cost thousands of dollars to many people living near drilling sites. Tremors could also throw scientists off when there is an earthquake and data needs to be recorded. It also puts people into panic and alert.

Hydraulic fracturing needs to be banned because of the high costs, health and wildlife dangers, wastefulness, and dangerous tremors. My partner and I strongly urge you to recognize the severe problems with hydraulic fracturing and vote for the affirmative side.