Most disturbing finding: that in 2005, Congress passed legislation making hydraulic fracturing companies exempt from many key regulations in the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act? I immediately made some calls to all of my congressmen about regulating the pollution created.
Regardless of my own personal convictions, as a science teacher, I believe it is my responsibility to present a current scientific controversy and teach students to think critically about it. This means thinking about it from both sides and coming to a conclusion on your own. This fantastic article called "Should Fracking Stop?" that was published in the peer reviewed journal Nature provides source-cited point and counterpoint.
"Extracting gas from shale increases
the availability of this resource,
but the health and environmental risks may be too high."
