Do we need fracking?

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• Natural gas prices have plunged as the world grapples with an oversupply after a warmer-than-expected winter.
• The warmer winter has dampened demand for heating and consequently gas in key LNG consuming countries.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/02/global-gas-glut-is-set-to-reach-multi-decade-highs-in-the-coming-years.html?__source=androidappshare 

 “Produced Water”  is water that returns to the surface as wastewater during oil and gas production.
The  water typically contains hydrocarbons from the deposit as well as  naturally occurring toxic substances like arsenic and radium, salts and  chemical additives injected into the well to facilitate extraction.  These additives include carcinogens and numerous other toxic substances  that have the potential to harm human health and contaminate the  environment."

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23052023/produced-water-climate-101/
 

Despite the constant and clear warnings that no new oil and gas fields are compatible with 1.5C, the industry continues to discover and sanction new projects." – Scott Zimmerman, Global Energy Monitor

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/28/oil-and-gas-fossil-fuels-report?CMP=share_btn_url

 "A study to be published in 2024 found that wind farms had no  statistically significant effect on bird counts. But another kind of  energy did. Fracking reduced the total number of birds counted in near  shale and oil production sites by 15%."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/02/04/green-energy-fact-checked/72390472007/