The pro-fracking article written by Thomas Kurth Haynes is inaccurate. He gives some reasons why fracking is beneficial to obtaining domestic energy but, he doesn't talk about it's harms to the environment. Ironically, he mentions HBO's documentary Gasland. This documentary was produced to make the public know of the harms of fracking. Haynes references the article to show how fracking is being recognized in the media and is growing in support. But, more and more people are against fracking due to its harmful environmental consequences. The article states "The drilling provides a domestic source of a significantly cleaner from of fossil fuel." In fact, there is no such thing as fossil fuel. By definition, fossil fuel is a non- renewable resource. When environmental groups talk about "clean energy" they mean renewable energy such as wind energy or solar energy.
My tentative claim is: "This article hides the true environmental consequences of fracking by giving insignificant reasons to why fracking should be a large source of energy."
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