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Fossil Fuels and Fracking
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Advantages of Fossil Fuels:
- Cheap
- Easily transported
- very efficient
- their power stations can be built anywhere
Disadvantages of Fossil Fuels:
- Pollution (Greenhouse Gases)
- Burning Coal (produces carbon diox. and sulfur diox.)
What is Fracking?
Fracking is Hydrological Fracturing
Fracking:
- It has been used more than 1,000,000 times in the US
- It helps all the natural gas be recovered
Risks of Fracking:
- Contamination of Drinking Water
- 700 chemical agents are used in the process of fracking
- It releases greenhouse gases