FRACKING: caught between a rock and a hard place (a choice between coal for electric energy or natural gas with it’s fugitive methane gas issues
This page started September 2014 because of a fracking forum I moderated 10/6/2014 in order to put information about fracking from: published/peer reviewed articles, media, and industry.
Details of that Forum moved to the bottom of this page to give room for updates and publications.
THE LATEST update:
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Denver post, Sunday 11/16/2014 – front range assessment – from the bottom up and from the top down: DP 2014-11-16 DIRTY AIR
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also see http://www.edf.org/ on methane and most recently: Natural gas: Local leaks impact global climate
CITATIONS
BELOW are links to some articles of potential interest; I post them without ANY intended bias and it is just my attempt to represent both sides as well as peer reviewed articles I’ve come across; it is by no means complete and you can post information/links in the comment section of the home page where there is fracking dialogue.
MEDIA:
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Desert Southwest leaking ~10% of our methane? (click here): likely degassing of coal-bed methane operations in Northern San Juan Basin.
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see how Colorado handles this issue: West Slope Conservation Center web page article
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DESMOGBLOG.COM Commentary – click here
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9News video and story citing USGS attribution of earthquakes to waste-water injection:
DENVER – When a 5.3 magnitude earthquake rattled Southern Colorado three years ago near Trinidad, scientists wondered what could have caused it. This week, they got their answer.The U.S. Geological Survey says humans are to blame. More specifically: waste-water injections done by the oil and gas industry…..
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Denver Post: Hickenlooper names 19 members of task force: DP 20140909
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Denver Post: Success of Oil and Gas Panel depends on legistlation: 201400807 DP oil and gas panel
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Denver Post Carroll Opinion: 201400806 DP Vincent Carroll fracking wars far from over
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Denver Post 8/5/2014: compromise reached: 20140805 DP fracking Striking a compromise
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Denver Post Editorial 8/5/2014: 20140805 DP editorial – oil-gas deal a break for state
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Denver Post 7/27/2014: Other US responses to Fracking: 20140727 DP fracking in US
PUBLICATONS
AGU: 2014 Methane Leakage Eagle Ford and Bakken
AAAS/Science Magazines articles:
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July 15, 2014 EMAIL commentary introducing Science articles from June 27th – Fracking Email to yahoo group citing Science articles;
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Science Intro Article 6/27/14: The Gas Surge: fracking opening article Science-2014-Malakoff-1464-7 (1)
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Science primary Article 6/27/14-HIGHLIGHTED POINTS including suggestion that there may be a failure of up to 45 (forty five) % of the wells in NE Pennsylvania : Will Gas put too much fizz in your water fracking overview Science-2014-Stokstad-1468-71 -highlighted opt (1)
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Science other Article 6/27/14: Hunting a climate fugitive hunting for a climate fugitive Science-2014-Kintisch-1472-3 (1)
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What Role for Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in Mitigation Policy?
Figure within: Climate temperature response to reductions in emissions of CO2 SLCPs (short-lived climate pollutants), or both -
Drew Nelson (Environmental Defense Fund) slides20140925 Natural Gas Symposium; some good points worth reflecting on
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Humans Fueled Global Warming Millennia Ago
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Methane Leaks from North American Natural Gas Systems – Brandt et al., 2014
Proceedings National Academy of Sciences (PNAS):
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PNAS-2013-Jackson-water wells near Marcellus – source report for Science article above; Increased stray gas abundance in a subset of drinking water wells near Marcellus shale gas extraction.
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PNAS20140419 methane emissions – Toward a better understanding and quantification of methane emissions from shale gas development.
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PNAS-2014-Ingraffea-10955-60 – Assessment and risk analysis of casing and cement impairment in oil and gas wells in PA 2000-2012.
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PNAS-2014-Ingraffea-commentary to above article
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see below under RMAG as well – for Induced Seismicity (or click here)
Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG) :
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Induced seismicity-Hitzman 20140903
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PNAS report-source of above abstract/talk: Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies
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PDF downloaded 28 Mb: PNAS Induced seismicity 13355
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RMAG Outcrop Pres Column-supportive of climate change and fracking
Industry Points of view:
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Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development (CRED)
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What is fracking: http://www.cred.org/what_is_fracking/
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Facts about Fracking: http://www.cred.org/facts-about-fracking
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AAPG:
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Study-Seeks-to-Inject-Science-into-Frack-Debate
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Explorer article, June 2014: Gas leaks – revisited: Gas Leaks-Revisited
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Explorer article, July 2014: Unconventionals: fuel for the Sustainable Switch? Unconventionals_ Fuel for the Sustainable Switch_
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FRACKING FORUM: Risks and Rewards
Occurred on Monday October 6th, 2014 7p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.); about 80 people participated. Thank you all as well as Harv Teitelbaum and John Harpole for coming to discuss the topic.
Comments are being posted on the home page under the Fracking Blog. There is also a subpage drop-down where I will post Q/A, fact findings and replies from John H and Harv T and other pertinent comments. Slides of the forum are posted/linked below
I can be reached at pebelanger@glassdesignresources.com
Presenters:
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Harv Teitelbaum, Chair of the Beyond Oil & Gas Team of the Rocky Mountain
Chapter of the Sierra Club (bio-click here)
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John Harpole, founder and president of Mercator Energy, LLC (bio-click here)
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Harpole Fracking Debate Presentation (PDF)
Moderator:
- Paul E. Belanger, Ph.D., Geologist/Paleoclimatologist (bio-click here)
- Slides and extras: Belanger moderator PPTX or PDF Version
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