Citation:
Jolly, David. "French Court Upholds Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing." New York Times 12 Oct. 2013: B2(L). Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 15 Oct. 2013.
Summary:
On October 11th, the highest court in France upheld their ban of Hydrofracking in the nation. Hydrofracking is the process of blasting highly concentrated water, sand, and chemicals deep into the ground to penetrate shale formations and release the natural gas trapped inside them. However, there are many environmental concerns with the process, the main one being that there is a chance that the water near the affected area can be contaminated by the gas and would ruin the flow of fresh water to homes in the area.
The company who challenged the law, Schuebach Energy, is a Dallas based company that claimed that the French law unfairly singled out fracking and it was against the French constitution. These claims were rejected by the court, and fracking is still banned in France.
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Hello, I'm actually writing about genetically modified foods, which is no way relevant to your topic. However, I've heard a lot about hydrofracking. The whole "stop fracking our water." I understand the environmental concerns about it, but I think people have also mentioned that it might be a great alternative to fuel? Did the article mention any benefits why people are doing it?
ReplyDeleteYou actually forgot to write in your paragraph about how you felt about the article. Did you like the article? Did you support the ideas, i.e. did you agree/was it believable? I actually didn't know that it was a major international issue; I thought it involved mostly the U.S. I think it's a interesting topic to learn about.
I think that this is a credible article. David Jolly has worked for the New York Times since 1999 so he is a very credible author.
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