Persuasive Speech Outline: Hydraulic Fracturing

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PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINE
Jared Ishmael
Persuasive Outline
Communication Studies
MW 8:30

Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing

Introduction A. Attention Getter: Right now all across America, rural landowners are getting outstanding offers from energy companies wanting to lease their property. How come? It is because these people are unknowingly sitting on the "Saudi Arabia of Natural gas". Moreover, an energy company known as Halliburton found an innovative way of tapping into it, known as hydraulic Fracturing. B. Thesis statement: Hydraulic fracturing is a menace to our way of life and should cease to continue if we value the well-being of ourselves and the well-being of our Earth. C. Preview of Main Points: 1. Initially, I would like to discuss the process of what hydraulic fracturing is and the process that takes place. 2. Second, I would like to discuss the devastating effects hydraulic fracturing has on our ecosystem. 3. Lastly, I would like to engage the audience in what they can do to get involved and active in the action to help cease all hydraulic fracturing before it ever gets any worse. II. Main body …show more content…

Then gallons of water mixed with "frak fluid" and proppants continuously until the target area can't take all the constant pressure and eventually breaks. Thus cracking open areas in a well filled with natural gas. The cracks are held open with the proppants. Marcellus Shale formations are located around the northeastern side of the United States. This rock is said to be known to hold a great deal of amount of natural gas, as much as 500 trillion cubic feet. Only an estimated amount of 50 trillion cubic feet is all that can be recovered from the Marcellus

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