Fracking is the process of extracting oil or natural gas from shale rock. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which fractures the rock and allows the oil or gas to flow out to a well. Fracking is not occurring in India yet. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that India has 96.4 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of unproven, technically recoverable shale gas. While fracking has significantly boosted oil production, there are environmental concerns that the process is contaminating groundwater. Critics of fracking say it pollutes underground water supplies with chemicals, releases methane gas into the atmosphere, and can cause seismic activity. Proponents of fracking say it will drop oil and gas prices in Spain and lead to energy independence.
57% Yes |
43% No |
46% Yes |
26% No |
7% Yes, but not in heavily populated areas |
12% No, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
4% Yes, but increase oversight |
5% No, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking |
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Unique answers from India users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Yes, but the government must concurrently focus on clean energy sources too.
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We should focus on sustainable energy and extract oil gas in very less amount.
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Yes, but for less than a decade while spending and adopting heavily on renewables
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No India should pursue nuclear energy instead.
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Do not have sufficient knowledge on the topic
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Yes, but we should aim at rapidly scaling up our renewal energy production
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