II. After connect the terms in the word bank below to the correct arrows in the watching “Gasland”, diagram: cement casing to protect groundwater new fault lines flammable & toxic fumes produced water pit fractures held open with sand residential water well groundwater contamination shale reservoir high pressure fluid injection steel tubing impervious rock layers surface water contamination natural gas well head trapped fracking fluid 3. In the diagram above, circle the potential environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing. Of these, which do you think has the worst impact on the environment? Why? 4. Information from the natural gas industry regularly refers to and it as “clean”, “American”, “job What do you think of these claims? Explain. creating”.
II. After watching “Gasland”, connect the terms in the word bank below to the correct arrows in the diagram: cement casing to protect groundwater flammable & toxic fumes fractures held open with sand groundwater contamination high pressure fluid injection impervious rock layers natural gas well head new fault lines produced water pit residential water well shale reservoir steel tubing surface water contamination trapped fracking fluid 3. In the diagram above, circle the potential environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing. Of these, which do you think has the worst impact on the environment? Why? 4. Information from the natural gas industry regularly refers to it as “clean”, “American”, and “job creating”. What do you think of these claims? Explain.
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