Fossil Fuels and Fracking

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Advantages of Fossil Fuels:- Cheap- Easily transported- very efficient- their power stations can be built anywhere

Disadvantages of Fossil Fuels:- Pollution (Greenhouse Gases)- Burning Coal (produces carbon diox. and sulfur diox.)

What is Fracking?Fracking is Hydrological Fracturing

Fracking:- It has been used more than 1,000,000 times in the US- It helps all the natural gas be recovered

Risks of Fracking:- Contamination of Drinking Water- 700 chemical agents are used in the process of fracking- It releases greenhouse gases

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