12 Noteworthy Tweets on Fracking's Impact on Global Warming?

The effects of fracking on global warming often raise alarms on Twitter. Voices opposed to the hydraulic drilling process seem loud, but the advantages to fracking are occasionally pointed out.

Here are 12 tweets on the possible impact of fracking on climate change.

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Why fresh water shortages will cause the next great global crisis. Fracking makes it MUCH worse. #nswvotes #auspol http://t.co/oJ49Ot5zSd

— BeachMilk (@BeachMilk) March 10, 2015

Liberals respond to science about fracking and nuclear the same way conservatives respond to climate and evolution http://t.co/Glx6JTTH2C

— Alex Trembath (@atrembath) March 16, 2015

PRIORITIES: 38% WORLD WATER USED FOR FRACKING-ENERGY @CNN @BBC @UN @AP @NPR @msnbc @TMZ @BET #DROUGHT #climatechange http://t.co/Kuh5Ms1Rtb

— Denise M. Woncisz (@ruestjacques) March 17, 2015

The global economy is growing, but CO2 emissions aren't -- hooray #fracking #shale http://t.co/GebHFQcyXn

— Aileen Yeung (@yeungaileen) March 16, 2015

Activists say #fracking is a climate disaster, but @IEA says global CO2 emissions stalled last year, with U.S. production at record high.

— Steve Everley (@saeverley) March 13, 2015

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Tweets have included advice for Sally Jewell, U.S. secretary of the interior:

.@SecretaryJewell Climate catastrophe will be legacy you'll share with those who ignored science on #fracking. #BanFracking #CSISLive

— Berks Gas Truth (@BerksGasTruth) March 17, 2015

.@SecretaryJewell - you could start addressing climate change by banning #fracking on public lands and preserving them for future #CSISLive

— Emily Wurth (@EmilyWurth1) March 17, 2015

People point to reasons to end fracking:

Fracking enthusiasts in Nova Scotia, please note. Only California even knows what's being pumped into the ground. http://t.co/zyEqqEPhzr

— S Donald Cameron (@silverdonald) March 17, 2015

#renewables with no storage are gas plants #fracking #climatechange http://t.co/rcJuyffR1q pic.twitter.com/VJVvgq3nIp

— Thor (@MSR_Future) March 16, 2015

Study links #water contamination to #fracking operations in #Texas and #Pennsylvania: http://t.co/dGEsA5p4Fc pic.twitter.com/HdhzDn297L #c

— Michael Green (@Green4Solar) March 16, 2015

Pennsylvania Finally Reveals #Fracking Has Contaminated #DrinkingWater Hundreds Of Times http://t.co/dtxPkD1tZG via @climateprogress

— Frédéric D'Astous (@fdastous) March 15, 2015

One Twitter user noted that the Middle East slows global warming and avoids fracking with renewables:

"The Middle East is fast becoming a major hub for the global clean economy". US #fracking is a dead end street. http://t.co/e2Ph8pJH5L

— Ole Wintermann (@olewin) March 4, 2015

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