Counter-Point
When you mention fracking, a lot of people think of the scene in GasLand where a homeowner’s tap water combusts when exposed to open flame. Of course, as Popular Mechanics notes, that phenomenon was NOT caused by fracking; a government investigation concluded that “the homeowner’s own water well had been drilled into a naturally occurring pocket of methane.”
While there have been isolated cases of methane deposits near fracking sites getting into groundwater, these incidents were caused by improper well construction, and can be avoided by using proper materials like “stronger cement and processing casings.”
The Canadian energy industry is the best in the world at responsible resource development, ensuring we can harvest the energy we need while protecting our communities and the natural environment we cherish