This page started September 2014 because of a fracking forum I moderated 10\/6\/2014 in order to put information about fracking from:\u00a0published\/peer reviewed articles,\u00a0media,\u00a0and industry.<\/h4>\nDetails of that Forum moved to the bottom of this page to give room for updates and publications.<\/h4>\n
\n<\/h4>\nTHE LATEST update:<\/h3>\n\n- \n
Denver post, Sunday 11\/16\/2014 – front range assessment – from the bottom up and from the top down:\u00a0DP 2014-11-16 DIRTY AIR<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n- \n
also see\u00a0http:\/\/www.edf.org\/<\/a> on methane and most recently:\u00a0Natural gas: Local leaks impact global climate<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h2>\n
\nCITATIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\nBELOW<\/strong> 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.<\/h3>\nMEDIA<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n- \n
Desert Southwest leaking ~10% of our methane<\/span>? (click here<\/a>): likely degassing of coal-bed methane operations in Northern San Juan Basin.![\"Slate](\"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Slate-future-tense-methane-leakage-map-300x172.png\")
<\/a><\/h3>\n\n- \n
see how Colorado handles this issue: West Slope Conservation Center web page article<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n- \n
DESMOGBLOG.COM Commentary – click here<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u00a09News video and story citing USGS attribution of earthquakes to waste-water injection:<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>DENVER \u2013 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.<\/h3>\nThe U.S. Geological Survey says humans are to blame. More specifically: waste-water injections done by the oil and gas industry…..<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Denver Post: Hickenlooper names 19 members of task force:\u00a0DP \u00a020140909<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Denver Post: Success of Oil and Gas Panel depends on legistlation:\u00a0201400807 DP oil and gas panel<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Denver Post Carroll Opinion:\u00a0201400806 DP Vincent Carroll fracking wars far from over<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Denver Post 8\/5\/2014: compromise reached:\u00a020140805 DP fracking Striking a compromise<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Denver Post Editorial 8\/5\/2014:\u00a020140805 DP editorial – oil-gas deal a break for state<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Denver Post 7\/27\/2014: Other US responses to Fracking:\u00a020140727 DP fracking in US<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPUBLICATONS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nAGU:\u00a02014 Methane Leakage Eagle Ford and Bakken<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n![\"AGU](\"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AGU-US-methane-leakage-300x147.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nA<\/strong><\/span>AAS\/Science Magazines articles:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
July 15, 2014 EMAIL commentary introducing Science articles from June 27th – Fracking Email to yahoo group citing Science articles<\/a>;
\n(http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/content\/344\/6191.toc<\/a>);<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Science Intro Article 6\/27\/14: The Gas Surge:\u00a0fracking opening article Science-2014-Malakoff-1464-7 (1)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Science primary\u00a0Article 6\/27\/14-HIGHLIGHTED POINTS including suggestion that there may be a failure of up to 45 (forty five) %<\/span> of the wells in NE Pennsylvania<\/span> :\u00a0Will Gas put too much fizz in your water\u00a0fracking overview Science-2014-Stokstad-1468-71 -highlighted opt (1)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Science other\u00a0Article 6\/27\/14:\u00a0Hunting a climate fugitive\u00a0hunting for a climate fugitive Science-2014-Kintisch-1472-3 (1)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n<\/li>\n- \n
What Role for Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in Mitigation Policy?<\/a>![\"climate](\"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/climate-temp-response-300x165.png\")
<\/a> Figure within:\u00a0Climate temperature response to reductions in emissions of CO2\u00a0SLCPs (short-lived climate pollutants), or both<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Drew Nelson (Environmental Defense Fund) \u00a0slides20140925 Natural Gas Symposium<\/a>; some good points worth reflecting on<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Humans Fueled Global Warming Millennia Ago<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Methane<\/span> Leaks from North American Natural Gas Systems – Brandt et al., 2014<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nProceedings National Academy of Sciences (PNAS):<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
PNAS-2013-Jackson-water wells near Marcellus<\/a>\u00a0– source report for Science article above; Increased stray gas abundance in a subset of drinking water wells near Marcellus shale gas extraction.<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n- \n
PNAS20140419 methane emissions<\/a>\u00a0– Toward a better understanding and quantification of methane emissions from shale gas development.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
PNAS-2014-Ingraffea-10955-60<\/a>\u00a0– Assessment and risk analysis of casing and cement impairment in oil and gas wells in PA 2000-2012.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
PNAS-2014-Ingraffea-commentary<\/a>\u00a0to above article<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
see below under RMAG as well – for Induced Seismicity (or click here)<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h3>\nRocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG) :\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
Induced seismicity-Hitzman 20140903<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
PNAS report-source of above abstract\/talk:\u00a0Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
PDF downloaded 28 Mb:\u00a0PNAS Induced seismicity 13355<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
RMAG Outcrop Pres Column-supportive of climate change and fracking<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIndustry Points of view:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development (CRED)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- \n
What is fracking:\u00a0http:\/\/www.cred.org\/what_is_fracking\/<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Facts about Fracking:\u00a0http:\/\/www.cred.org\/facts-about-fracking<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n- \n
AAPG:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- \n
Study-Seeks-to-Inject-Science-into-Frack-Debate<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Explorer article, June\u00a02014:\u00a0Gas leaks – revisited:\u00a0Gas Leaks-Revisited<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Explorer article, July 2014: Unconventionals: fuel for the Sustainable Switch?\u00a0Unconventionals_ Fuel for the Sustainable Switch_<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nF<\/strong>RACKING FORUM: Risks and Rewards<\/strong><\/h1>\nOccurred on Monday October 6th, 2014 7p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.);\u00a0about 80 people participated. Thank you all as well as \u00a0Harv Teitelbaum and John Harpole for coming to discuss the topic.<\/h3>\nComments 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<\/h3>\nI can be reached at pebelanger@glassdesignresources.com<\/h3>\n
\n
Presenters<\/b>:<\/p>\n\n- \n
Harv Teitelbaum<\/strong>, \u00a0Chair of the Beyond Oil & Gas Team of the Rocky Mountain<\/h3>\nChapter of the Sierra Club\u00a0(bio-click here<\/a>)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Teitelbaum Fracking slide show<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n- \n
John Harpole<\/strong>,\u00a0founder and president of Mercator Energy, LLC (bio-click here<\/a>)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Harpole Fracking Debate Presentation<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nModerator<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- Paul E. Belanger<\/strong>, Ph.D., Geologist\/Paleoclimatologist (bio-click here)<\/a><\/li>\n
- Slides and extras: Belanger moderator PPTX<\/a>\u00a0or PDF Version<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n
Disclaimer<\/strong>: Any views expressed here are the result of my study, education and research and not those of associated affiliated societies or organizations.<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n
Original announcement:<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"fracking](\"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fracking-poster-239x300.png\")
<\/p>\n
Emailable pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n14350 W. 32nd Avenue, Golden, Colorado 80401
\nJUC MAP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nFormat for the Forum: <\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\nMSRichards heads up email <\/a><\/p>\nWe intend to abide and ask the public to abide by the following rules<\/strong>\u00a0JUCCovenant of Respectful Relationships<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"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 … Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135"}],"version-history":[{"count":122,"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":898,"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions\/898"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/h4>\nTHE LATEST update:<\/h3>\n\n- \n
Denver post, Sunday 11\/16\/2014 – front range assessment – from the bottom up and from the top down:\u00a0DP 2014-11-16 DIRTY AIR<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n- \n
also see\u00a0http:\/\/www.edf.org\/<\/a> on methane and most recently:\u00a0Natural gas: Local leaks impact global climate<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h2>\n
\nCITATIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\nBELOW<\/strong> 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.<\/h3>\nMEDIA<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n- \n
Desert Southwest leaking ~10% of our methane<\/span>? (click here<\/a>): likely degassing of coal-bed methane operations in Northern San Juan Basin.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n- \n
see how Colorado handles this issue: West Slope Conservation Center web page article<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n- \n
DESMOGBLOG.COM Commentary – click here<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u00a09News video and story citing USGS attribution of earthquakes to waste-water injection:<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>DENVER \u2013 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.<\/h3>\nThe U.S. Geological Survey says humans are to blame. More specifically: waste-water injections done by the oil and gas industry…..<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
Denver Post: Hickenlooper names 19 members of task force:\u00a0DP \u00a020140909<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Denver Post: Success of Oil and Gas Panel depends on legistlation:\u00a0201400807 DP oil and gas panel<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Denver Post Carroll Opinion:\u00a0201400806 DP Vincent Carroll fracking wars far from over<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Denver Post 8\/5\/2014: compromise reached:\u00a020140805 DP fracking Striking a compromise<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Denver Post Editorial 8\/5\/2014:\u00a020140805 DP editorial – oil-gas deal a break for state<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Denver Post 7\/27\/2014: Other US responses to Fracking:\u00a020140727 DP fracking in US<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPUBLICATONS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nAGU:\u00a02014 Methane Leakage Eagle Ford and Bakken<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/p>\nA<\/strong><\/span>AAS\/Science Magazines articles:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
July 15, 2014 EMAIL commentary introducing Science articles from June 27th – Fracking Email to yahoo group citing Science articles<\/a>;
\n(http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/content\/344\/6191.toc<\/a>);<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Science Intro Article 6\/27\/14: The Gas Surge:\u00a0fracking opening article Science-2014-Malakoff-1464-7 (1)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Science primary\u00a0Article 6\/27\/14-HIGHLIGHTED POINTS including suggestion that there may be a failure of up to 45 (forty five) %<\/span> of the wells in NE Pennsylvania<\/span> :\u00a0Will Gas put too much fizz in your water\u00a0fracking overview Science-2014-Stokstad-1468-71 -highlighted opt (1)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Science other\u00a0Article 6\/27\/14:\u00a0Hunting a climate fugitive\u00a0hunting for a climate fugitive Science-2014-Kintisch-1472-3 (1)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n<\/li>\n- \n
What Role for Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in Mitigation Policy?<\/a><\/a> Figure within:\u00a0Climate temperature response to reductions in emissions of CO2\u00a0SLCPs (short-lived climate pollutants), or both<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Drew Nelson (Environmental Defense Fund) \u00a0slides20140925 Natural Gas Symposium<\/a>; some good points worth reflecting on<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Humans Fueled Global Warming Millennia Ago<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Methane<\/span> Leaks from North American Natural Gas Systems – Brandt et al., 2014<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nProceedings National Academy of Sciences (PNAS):<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
PNAS-2013-Jackson-water wells near Marcellus<\/a>\u00a0– source report for Science article above; Increased stray gas abundance in a subset of drinking water wells near Marcellus shale gas extraction.<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n- \n
PNAS20140419 methane emissions<\/a>\u00a0– Toward a better understanding and quantification of methane emissions from shale gas development.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
PNAS-2014-Ingraffea-10955-60<\/a>\u00a0– Assessment and risk analysis of casing and cement impairment in oil and gas wells in PA 2000-2012.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
PNAS-2014-Ingraffea-commentary<\/a>\u00a0to above article<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
see below under RMAG as well – for Induced Seismicity (or click here)<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h3>\nRocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG) :\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
Induced seismicity-Hitzman 20140903<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
PNAS report-source of above abstract\/talk:\u00a0Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
PDF downloaded 28 Mb:\u00a0PNAS Induced seismicity 13355<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
RMAG Outcrop Pres Column-supportive of climate change and fracking<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIndustry Points of view:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development (CRED)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- \n
What is fracking:\u00a0http:\/\/www.cred.org\/what_is_fracking\/<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Facts about Fracking:\u00a0http:\/\/www.cred.org\/facts-about-fracking<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n- \n
AAPG:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- \n
Study-Seeks-to-Inject-Science-into-Frack-Debate<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Explorer article, June\u00a02014:\u00a0Gas leaks – revisited:\u00a0Gas Leaks-Revisited<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Explorer article, July 2014: Unconventionals: fuel for the Sustainable Switch?\u00a0Unconventionals_ Fuel for the Sustainable Switch_<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nF<\/strong>RACKING FORUM: Risks and Rewards<\/strong><\/h1>\nOccurred on Monday October 6th, 2014 7p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.);\u00a0about 80 people participated. Thank you all as well as \u00a0Harv Teitelbaum and John Harpole for coming to discuss the topic.<\/h3>\nComments 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<\/h3>\nI can be reached at pebelanger@glassdesignresources.com<\/h3>\n
\n
Presenters<\/b>:<\/p>\n\n- \n
Harv Teitelbaum<\/strong>, \u00a0Chair of the Beyond Oil & Gas Team of the Rocky Mountain<\/h3>\nChapter of the Sierra Club\u00a0(bio-click here<\/a>)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Teitelbaum Fracking slide show<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n- \n
John Harpole<\/strong>,\u00a0founder and president of Mercator Energy, LLC (bio-click here<\/a>)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Harpole Fracking Debate Presentation<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nModerator<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- Paul E. Belanger<\/strong>, Ph.D., Geologist\/Paleoclimatologist (bio-click here)<\/a><\/li>\n
- Slides and extras: Belanger moderator PPTX<\/a>\u00a0or PDF Version<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n
Disclaimer<\/strong>: Any views expressed here are the result of my study, education and research and not those of associated affiliated societies or organizations.<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n
Original announcement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Emailable pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n14350 W. 32nd Avenue, Golden, Colorado 80401
\nJUC MAP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nFormat for the Forum: <\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\nMSRichards heads up email <\/a><\/p>\nWe intend to abide and ask the public to abide by the following rules<\/strong>\u00a0JUCCovenant of Respectful Relationships<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"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 … Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135"}],"version-history":[{"count":122,"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":898,"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions\/898"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/denverclimatestudygroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Denver post, Sunday 11\/16\/2014 – front range assessment – from the bottom up and from the top down:\u00a0DP 2014-11-16 DIRTY AIR<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n
- \n
also see\u00a0http:\/\/www.edf.org\/<\/a> on methane and most recently:\u00a0Natural gas: Local leaks impact global climate<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/h2>\n
\nCITATIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n
BELOW<\/strong> 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.<\/h3>\n
MEDIA<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n
- \n
- \n
Desert Southwest leaking ~10% of our methane<\/span>? (click here<\/a>): likely degassing of coal-bed methane operations in Northern San Juan Basin.
<\/a><\/h3>\n- \n
- \n
see how Colorado handles this issue: West Slope Conservation Center web page article<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
DESMOGBLOG.COM Commentary – click here<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
\u00a09News video and story citing USGS attribution of earthquakes to waste-water injection:<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>DENVER \u2013 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.<\/h3>\nThe U.S. Geological Survey says humans are to blame. More specifically: waste-water injections done by the oil and gas industry…..<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
Denver Post: Hickenlooper names 19 members of task force:\u00a0DP \u00a020140909<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
Denver Post: Success of Oil and Gas Panel depends on legistlation:\u00a0201400807 DP oil and gas panel<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
Denver Post Carroll Opinion:\u00a0201400806 DP Vincent Carroll fracking wars far from over<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Denver Post 8\/5\/2014: compromise reached:\u00a020140805 DP fracking Striking a compromise<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Denver Post Editorial 8\/5\/2014:\u00a020140805 DP editorial – oil-gas deal a break for state<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Denver Post 7\/27\/2014: Other US responses to Fracking:\u00a020140727 DP fracking in US<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
PUBLICATONS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
AGU:\u00a02014 Methane Leakage Eagle Ford and Bakken<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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July 15, 2014 EMAIL commentary introducing Science articles from June 27th – Fracking Email to yahoo group citing Science articles<\/a>;
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Science Intro Article 6\/27\/14: The Gas Surge:\u00a0fracking opening article Science-2014-Malakoff-1464-7 (1)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Science primary\u00a0Article 6\/27\/14-HIGHLIGHTED POINTS including suggestion that there may be a failure of up to 45 (forty five) %<\/span> of the wells in NE Pennsylvania<\/span> :\u00a0Will Gas put too much fizz in your water\u00a0fracking overview Science-2014-Stokstad-1468-71 -highlighted opt (1)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Science other\u00a0Article 6\/27\/14:\u00a0Hunting a climate fugitive\u00a0hunting for a climate fugitive Science-2014-Kintisch-1472-3 (1)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
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What Role for Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in Mitigation Policy?<\/a>
<\/a> Figure within:\u00a0Climate temperature response to reductions in emissions of CO2\u00a0SLCPs (short-lived climate pollutants), or both<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Drew Nelson (Environmental Defense Fund) \u00a0slides20140925 Natural Gas Symposium<\/a>; some good points worth reflecting on<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Humans Fueled Global Warming Millennia Ago<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Methane<\/span> Leaks from North American Natural Gas Systems – Brandt et al., 2014<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Proceedings National Academy of Sciences (PNAS):<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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PNAS-2013-Jackson-water wells near Marcellus<\/a>\u00a0– source report for Science article above; Increased stray gas abundance in a subset of drinking water wells near Marcellus shale gas extraction.<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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PNAS20140419 methane emissions<\/a>\u00a0– Toward a better understanding and quantification of methane emissions from shale gas development.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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PNAS-2014-Ingraffea-10955-60<\/a>\u00a0– Assessment and risk analysis of casing and cement impairment in oil and gas wells in PA 2000-2012.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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PNAS-2014-Ingraffea-commentary<\/a>\u00a0to above article<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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see below under RMAG as well – for Induced Seismicity (or click here)<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG) :\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Induced seismicity-Hitzman 20140903<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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PNAS report-source of above abstract\/talk:\u00a0Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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PDF downloaded 28 Mb:\u00a0PNAS Induced seismicity 13355<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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RMAG Outcrop Pres Column-supportive of climate change and fracking<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development (CRED)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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What is fracking:\u00a0http:\/\/www.cred.org\/what_is_fracking\/<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Facts about Fracking:\u00a0http:\/\/www.cred.org\/facts-about-fracking<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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AAPG:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Study-Seeks-to-Inject-Science-into-Frack-Debate<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Explorer article, June\u00a02014:\u00a0Gas leaks – revisited:\u00a0Gas Leaks-Revisited<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Explorer article, July 2014: Unconventionals: fuel for the Sustainable Switch?\u00a0Unconventionals_ Fuel for the Sustainable Switch_<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nF<\/strong>RACKING FORUM: Risks and Rewards<\/strong><\/h1>\n
Occurred on Monday October 6th, 2014 7p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.);\u00a0about 80 people participated. Thank you all as well as \u00a0Harv Teitelbaum and John Harpole for coming to discuss the topic.<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n
I can be reached at pebelanger@glassdesignresources.com<\/h3>\n
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Harv Teitelbaum<\/strong>, \u00a0Chair of the Beyond Oil & Gas Team of the Rocky Mountain<\/h3>\n
Chapter of the Sierra Club\u00a0(bio-click here<\/a>)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Teitelbaum Fracking slide show<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n
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John Harpole<\/strong>,\u00a0founder and president of Mercator Energy, LLC (bio-click here<\/a>)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Harpole Fracking Debate Presentation<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Moderator<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
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- Paul E. Belanger<\/strong>, Ph.D., Geologist\/Paleoclimatologist (bio-click here)<\/a><\/li>\n
- Slides and extras: Belanger moderator PPTX<\/a>\u00a0or PDF Version<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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