Economy

• Health costs

• There should be less subsidies and more taxes

Health

• misinformation by industry (study of EPA)

• Other energy sources are better: solar, nuclear

• Health costs of Fracking are immense

• US should not rely as much on fracking

• Stricter regulations for health & for workers

• Money does not pay health consequences

Environment

• Fracking damages environment

• Fracking delays transition to renewable energy (energy transition)

• Fracking overall is not localized, but all over states and a huge area -> 1 plant might be local but there are plants all over the country

• Water pollution

Economy

• Heavy reliance on natural gas by the US (essential for energy independence)

• 70% drop in gas prices due to fracking (consumer benefit and lower production costs)

• Landowners profit immensely

Health

• EPA study shows little to no threat to health

• Better than alternatives (coal)

• Renewable alternatives are not yet scalable

• Massive health externality

Environment

• Natural gas serves as a bridge fuel

• More localised than coal mining (less habitat destruction)