https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5 Made with a warm hug en-us 2017-10-10 19:22:07 UTC 2017-10-12 19:05:12 UTC hello@padlet.com jgoertz20 https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/195791585 Hydraulic Fracturing, or "Fracking" is the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc., so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas. This should not be able to continue because of the harm it causes to the environment. One of the main chemicals used in fracking is methane. It is estimated at least 4% escapes into the atmosphere during extraction. Methane is 25 times stronger than carbon dioxide in terms of trapping heat, so the release of this gas is malicious to the air surrounding the sites. Also, millions upon millions of gallons of water are being used on this fracking process, which reduces the amount of clean water usable to locals exponentially. Another concern is that fracking increases the chance of oil spills, which harms soil and vegetation. Fracking can also cause earthquakes, due to the high pressure used to extract oil and gas from rock.]]> 2017-10-10 19:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/195791585 jgoertz20 https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/195797573 ]]> 2017-10-10 19:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/195797573 jgoertz20 https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/195797703 ]]> 2017-10-10 19:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/195797703 jgoertz20 https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/195797943 ]]> 2017-10-10 19:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/195797943 jgoertz20 https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/195798202 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOH1eyiy65o]]> 2017-10-10 19:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/195798202 jgoertz20 https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/195799112 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io8o2nTXhb0]]> 2017-10-10 19:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/195799112 jgoertz20 https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/196593196 https://www.americansagainstfracking.org/]]> 2017-10-12 18:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/196593196 jgoertz20 https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/196595589 http://www.dontfractureillinois.net/]]> 2017-10-12 18:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/196595589 jgoertz20 https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/196596404 This article is about the Governor Hogan issuing a "fracking" ban in Maryland. Hogan said in the past that he would support fracking, if it could be done in an environmentally friendly manner. Hogan also stated "In this legislation, I believe is an important initiative to safeguard our environment". If Maryland bans fracking, it will be the third state to do so , with New York, and Vermont. Hogan said he decided to back ban fracking because the legislature's regulatory review committee put a hold on fracking rules that the state proposed last year. ]]> 2017-10-12 18:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jgoertz20/5qgp09sqmzk5/wish/196596404