TO THE EDITOR:
Fracking should not be allowed to take place in North Carolina because it will pollute our groundwater.
This will mean that the residents of North Carolina will be using unclean and unsafe water to drink, shower, bath, wash clothes, etc. As a student at UNC the majority of water that I drink comes from the tap. Drinking water that has been contaminated with fracking waste, treated or untreated will increase the risk for diseases such as cancer.
To stop fracking from occurring in this state it is imperative that we call for a complete ban on fracking. Action must be taken right now. 8,000 acres of land in central North Carolina have already been sold to companies with plans to frack.
I urge my fellow UNC students, and all residents of the area to talk to elected officials, like as Governor McCrory, to put pressure on them to ban fracking from North Carolina.
Kelly Martyn ’14
Political science
