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Should fracking be banned? (PRO-Fracking)
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Selected claim, supporting its parent
Fracking operations create many high-paying jobs in their surrounding communities.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1, children below
In the US, the
average salary
for people in the fracking industry is $69,883 per year.
Pro claim 2, children below
In locales where fracking takes place, the average household benefits from this operation by
about $2000 per year
, even after factoring in the negative impacts on human health.