Hydraulic is certainly a polarizing issue. It's got some economic benefits, and causes a lot of environmental damage. Is it worth it?
Though no mode of oil transport is perfect, pipelines have proven to be the safest and most environmentally friendly way to carry oil.
The immediate and future environmental costs of oil and gas pipelines makes them an increasingly dubious investment.
The actual practice of hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) is only a small part of the overall process of drilling, completing, and producing an oil and gas well.Environmental issues that are specifically related to hydraulic fracturing include:
Investing in energy infrastructure boosts economic growth and reduces environmental harm.
They're wasteful, expensive, environmentally destructive and unnecessary.
One environmental regulation is about to push prices up even higher.
People in Pennsylvania have been hearing about the environmental dangers of fracking for some time, but few realize that the ... Workplace Injuries
"Contrary to what environmental advocates increasingly claim, abundant shale gas can be integral to a serious climate-change policy agenda."
Natural gas has a market advantage over other types of fossil fuels due to global environmental standards being less rigorous. The market is seeing big oil companies turn their focus to natural gas.