This is a process by which it is economically easier to extract natural gases through a dense mining process. It’s a development process that increases the flow of water from a bedrock well by increasing the size and extent of the bedrock fractures that bring water into the well. Hydro Fracking is a more cost effective alternative than drilling deeper, which is an important aspect now a days and will benefit our future.
There has been some speculation that this process contaminates our drinking water. According to switchboard.nrdc.org, a loophole in the Safe Drinking Water Act exempts hydraulic fracturing from regulation, despite the threat to drinking water supplies. Hydraulic fracturing has been linked to contaminated drinking water in communities around the country
So is this new process good or bad for us? Economically it is good, but what about our drinking water?
Resources:
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/hydrofracking.php
http://www2.epa.gov/hydraulicfracturing