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Fracking, Energy Extraction and Your Health: A Potentially Deadly Combination
Could our country’s need for energy be making you, your children, and your grandchildren sick?
America is a nation of consumers, and most people want to consume as much as they can for as cheap as possible. It’s around this time of year that this mentality likely becomes apparent to many of us. But one thing that may not be as obvious is that in order to consume, we need energy to create these products. Energy companies are working around the clock trying to bring us cheap energy, but it’s quite possible that this is all coming at a much higher cost than what you see on the price tag. It turns out that new methods of energy extraction, like fracking, could be making Americans sick.
You may have noticed you’ve been getting a big break at the gas pumps these days. But oil is a commodity, and it won’t last forever. Energy companies have been finding alternative ways to get energy, using what’s known as “unconventional oil and gas operations,” or UOG operations. These practices include things like fracking and oil sand extraction.
Read More – http://www.doctorshealthpress.com/general-health/health-implications-of-fracking-and-energy-extraction
