"You can't get water out of stone," goes the old saying, and maybe you can't, but you can get oil and natural gas out of stone with a dangerous practice called fracking. “Fracking is a technique for extracting oil and natural gas from underground rock formations” (ProQuest). According to Ellen Gilliland, a geophysicist and researcher at the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research, fracking is one of the most controversial practices in the energy sector for developing oil and gas reserves (Gilliland). Kathleen Hartnett, a Harvard graduate, found that fracking causes many environmental concerns such as contamination of drinking water, pollution of river wastewater, depletion of aquifers, air emissions of toxic pollutants, radiation and even earthquakes (Hartnett). Fracking should not be continued due to the risks it poses to the environment, such as property damage, water contamination and air pollution. Although supporters say that if fracking were properly regulated, it would be safe and the changes to the landscape would be minor. Fracking causes a lot of property damage, as stated in the article “Fracking Faces Opposition Amid Safety Fears” (Adam). Charles Piddock, author of National Geographic Investigates, says fracking can cause earthquakes. “A dozen small earthquakes that hit Ohio in 2011 were likely caused by fracking” (Piddock). There are also many landscape issues involving fracking. Each fracking site requires many trucks to haul water and sand in and out to take away the wastewater. Traffic wears out roads and trucks used cause noise and odors that are harmful to the environment (Hartnett). Fracking is considered obtainable and is largely responsible for the recent development of unconventional reserves...... middle of paper ......rla. “In Britain, fracking faces opposition amid safety fears.” Washington Post. 03 Sept. 2013: PA6. SIRS Problem Researcher. Network. February 11, 2014. Brune, Michael. "An industry gone mad." USA TODAY. March 26. 2012: A.8. SIRS IssueResearcher. Network. February 12, 2014. Fox, Josh. “Ban fracking now.” USA TODAY. 07 June 2011: A.8. SIRS Issues Researcher.Web. February 10, 2014. Gilliland, Ellen. "Fracking" can access energy from deep within." McClathy-Tribune NewsService. June 09, 2012: np SIRS Researcher. Network. February 12, 2014. Hartnett White, Kathleen. "The Fracking Dispute." National Review. June 20, 2011 : 38-41.SIRS Issues Web.11.2014.ProQuest Staff. ProQuest LLC. 2014: page no. SIRS Issues Researcher.Web. 2014.