Mining, Fracking, and The Difference Between Conservation and Preservation
Please watch the following videos on mining, fracking, and the difference between conservation and preservation. We all need and use resources from the Earth in our daily lives. However, the use and process of extracting the resources from our planet can cause damage to the surrounding areas and impact the lives of those living in these regions.
Please respond to these videos and discuss both the need for these resources and the impact of how we obtain them. How do you suggest we balance the need for resources with the environmental impacts resulting from the mining and fracking processes.
Your response should be 150 words.
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Conservation and preservation of the Earth’s resources have long been a topic of interest in different fields. However, as entities dependent on those resources, humans cannot help but continue acquiring these resources through mining and fracking. People have come a long way to being self-reliant through technological advancements that allow us to sustain a daily living, though at the expense of the environment. Balancing the need for resources will impact the need to conduct mining and fracking activities and their negative impacts. We can do this by conserving our resources and doing little things s...