Pipeline Safety Tracker – ProPublica
November 17, 2012
SkyTruth Releases Fracking Chemical Database –
November 17, 2012
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See http://frack.skytruth.org/fracking-chemical-database
SkyTruth has released a database created from more than 27,000
industry reports on the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, or
“fracking.” This data, obtained through a great expenditure of time
and effort by SkyTruth personnel, is being made freely available to
the public for research and analysis. This dataset is scrubbed from
FracFocus, and made more available through the hard work of Sky Truth.
Texas, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and five other states require
disclosure through FracFocus to respond to public calls for
transparency, but with the tools provided by FracFocus, data
aggregation and analysis is impossible. Despite these critical
shortcomings, the White House has identified this website as a tool
for providing transparency.
Unfortunately, more states are considering using FracFocus to address
calls for disclosure and the Bureau of Land Management is currently
finalizing new rules for fracking that will apply to millions of acres
of public land. In order for the public to be informed about the type
and amount of chemicals being used in fracking, sometimes even in
their backyards, SkyTruth believes this data must be made much more
accessible.
The data were extracted from chemical disclosure reports submitted by
industry toFracFocus.org, for gas and oil wells fracked between
January 2011- August 2012. The SkyTruth Fracking Chemical Open
Database is the first free resource enabling research and analysis of
the chemicals used in fracking operations nationwide.
“The intelligible disclosure of industry information and data through
this SkyTruth action will make the task of research on the effects of
fracking much easier,” said Dr. Tony Ingraffea, professor of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. “This large and
ever-expanding dataset is invaluable for cross-referencing with other
datasets such as health and environmental quality.”
See http://frack.skytruth.org/fracking-chemical-database
PIPELINE SAFETY Collecting Data and Sharing Information on Federally Unregulated Gathering Pipelines Could Help Enhance Safety GAO-12-388, Mar 22, 2012
November 15, 2012
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-388
PIPELINE SAFETY
Collecting Data and Sharing Information on Federally Unregulated Gathering Pipelines Could Help Enhance Safety
GAO-12-388, Mar 22, 2012
Aukema decision force majeure
November 15, 2012
http://www.scribd.com/doc/113409103/Aukema-Decision-101512. Nov. 15′ 2012
http://blog.shaleshockmedia.org/2012/11/15/judge-to-chesapeake-frack-off/ northrup interpretation
Opinion by Mary Jo Long, Esq.
The Rubin report, “Hydrogeologic Concerns Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing within the Muskingum River Watershed in Eastern Ohio with Justification & Recommendations in Support of a Drilling Moratorium within Reservoir Watersheds and Statewide Legislation Banning Hydraulic Fracturing,” is available at http://hydroquest.com/Hydrofracking/.
Air Pollution and Natural Gas Operations
November 14, 2012
Air Pollution and Natural Gas Operations
An Exploratory Study of Air Quality near Natural Gas Operations
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This paper was peer-reviewed and accepted for publication by Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal (November 9, 2012).
Abstract
This exploratory study was designed to assess air quality in a rural western Colorado area where residences and gas wells co-exist. Sampling was conducted before, during, and after drilling and hydraulic fracturing of a new natural gas well pad. Weekly air sampling for 1 year revealed that the number of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) and their concentrations were highest during the initial drilling phase and did not increase during hydraulic fracturing in this closed-loop system. Methylene chloride, a toxic solvent not reported in products used in drilling or hydraulic fracturing, was detected 73% of the time; several times in high concentrations. A literature search of the health effects of the NMHCs revealed that many had multiple health effects, including 30 that affect the endocrine system, which is susceptible to chemical impacts at very low concentrations, far less than government safety standards. Selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were at concentrations greater than those at which prenatally exposed children in urban studies had lower developmental and IQ scores. The human and environmental health impacts of the NMHCs, which are ozone precursors, should be examined further given that the natural gas industry is now operating in close proximity to human residences and public lands.
Citation
Colborn T, Schultz K, Herrick L, and Kwiatkowski C. 2012 (in press). An exploratory study of air quality near natural gas operations. Hum Ecol Risk Assess.
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