Drilling on Campus: Marcellus Shale boom puts colleges at crossroads
November 9, 2011
Drilling on Campus: Marcellus Shale boom puts colleges at crossroads.
Impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction on the environment and on human health
November 9, 2011
shalegas_pe464425_en.pdf (application/pdf Object).
Impacts of shale gas and shale oil
extraction on the environment and on
human health
STUDY
Abstract
This study discusses the possible impacts of hydraulic fracturing on the
environment and on human health. Quantitative data and qualitative impacts
are taken from US experience since shale gas extraction in Europe still is in its
infancy, while the USA have more than 40 years of experience already having
drilled more than 50,000 wells. Greenhouse gas emissions are also assessed
based on a critical review of existing literature and own calculations. European
legislation is reviewed with respect to hydraulic fracturing activities and
recommendations for further work are given. The potential gas resources and
future availability of shale gas is discussed in face of the present conventional
gas supply and its probable future development.
IP/A/ENVI/ST/2011-07 June 2011
Fracking Opponents Include Oil Industry Veteran
November 8, 2011
Fracking Opponents Include Oil Industry Veteran. James Northrup interview
Debate on Fracking: Was Syracuse Right to Ban the Controversial Natural Gas Drilling Process?
November 4, 2011
Debate on Fracking: Was Syracuse Right to Ban the Controversial Natural Gas Drilling Process?. Amy Goodman, Democracy Now Nov. 4, 2011
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Debate on Fracking: Was Syracuse Right to Ban the Controversial Natural Gas Drilling Process?
We’re broadcasting live from Syracuse, which recently became the third city in New York state to ban the natural gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The Syracuse Common Council voted unanimously last week to ban fracking within city limits. They also voted to limit where wastewater from the fracking process can be stored. Fracking is controversial because it injects millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals deep into the earth in order to break up shale rock and release natural gas. Many feel this extraction process raises a myriad of human health and environmental issues. Supporters of fracking say it has led to an exponential increase in gas production and has not been harmful to either the environment or human health. To find out more about the issue of fracking, we host a discussion with three guests: Kathleen Joy, Syracuse Common Council majority leader, who led the city’s efforts to ban hydrofracking; Don Siegel, professor of earth sciences at Syracuse University; and Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper with the Council of Chiefs of the Onondaga Nation. [includes rush transcript]
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