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u e n c e s . S o m e o f th e s e
th e fr a c tu re s .
w a te r d is s o lv e m in e r a ls , k ill b a c te r ia th a t m ig
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rte d c h e m ic a l u s a g e .
s a fe ty d a ta s h e e ts ( M S D S ) , s p illa g e re p o rts ,
e n v iro n m e n ta l im p a c t s ta te m e n ts a n d E m e rg e
n c y
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t o x i c c h e m i c a l s d e e p in to th e p la n e t is p ro b
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c o s ts o f th e p o te n tia l h e a lth a n d e n v iro n m e n ta
l d a m a g e is s p e c u la tiv e a t b e s t. W h a t is c e rta
in is
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k in g lo o k g o o d o n q u a rte r ly re p o rts , t h e lo n g
te rm
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o lv e s p u m p in g th o u s a n d s o f g a llo n s o f
t h e p ro b le m is th a t w h ile th e n a tu r a l g a s c o m
p a n ie s m ig h t th in k h y d ra u lic fr a c tu r in g (o r
w e lls to g e t a t th e g a s th a t lie s d e e p b e lo w th e
s u r fa c e .
th e C o lo ra d o R o c k ie s w h e re a c o m p a n y c a
lle d B ill B a r re tt C o rp o ra tio n p la n s to d r ill u p
to 3 , 0 0 0
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r illin g a rc n o w fa ir g a m e . L ik e th e R o a n P la te
a u i
n
T h e p ro c e s s m a k e s g a s th a t w a s v ir tu a lly im p
o s s ib le to p u m p o u t o f th e e a rth a c c e s s ib le ,
ılydraulic fra c tu r in g is th e re a s o n th e re is s o m u c
h m o n e y to b e m a d e in n a tlıra l g a s n o w a d a y s
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b u s in e s s .
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is a n a s ty
c a lle d h y d ra u lic fra c tu r in g .
a v e ry w id e a u d ie n c e th e c h e m ic a l c o n ta m in a
tio n c a u s e d b y th e w id e s p re
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t o C h in a ,
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o n r a te s , A m e ric a h a s o
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te c h n o lo g ie s
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a ll v e ry n o r m a l,
n o t h i n g
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e s e t o x ic a g
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s t h e t h i n g .
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t k n o w w
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u m
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a n o th e r 3 4 4 c h c m ic a ï s o p e r a t
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e s a s o f F e b r u a ry
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d o c r in e D is r u p
t io n E x c h a n g
e h a s r e p
o r ts o f
A m m o n i ◆ n p e r s u l fa t e
- A n im m u n o t o x ic a n t a n d r e s p
ir a to r y to
x ic a n t .
to x ic a n t, s k i n o r s e n s e o r g a n t o x i c a
n t .
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h a v e s h o w n m u ta g
e n ic e f f e c t s .
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te c h n o lo g ie s . O tl7e
r w is e th e b o n a n z a w o
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u a n d e re d ,
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-
c a r b o n
u n d e rs ta n d a b ly u n
w illin g to
ta k e th e s e s te p s
in s tra ite n e d tim e s . Y e t th e y sh
o u ld p
la n to d o s o
th ro u g h a m
a r k e t- b a s e d m e c h a n is m o r , p r
e fe r a b ly ,
a c a r b o n ta x . G o v e rn m e n ts a r
e
e n e rg y s
o u rc e s a n d o th e r c le
a n te c h n o lo g ie s
-
s ta rtin g w ith
a s tro n g p
ric e o n c a rb o n e m is s io
n s ,
a h ig h r
is k o f s e r io u s c lim a te
c h a n g e .
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o lic ie s to b o o st ��r e n
e w ab l
B y its e lc s
w itc h in g t
o g a s
w ill n o t re d u c e e m is s
io n s to a n y th i
n g li
k e th e le v e ls re q
u ire d to a v o id
g e n e ra tio n
in re s p o
n s e to E u ro p
e
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s h ig h g a s p r i
c e .
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h a s s e e n its e m is s io n
s r is e , p a rtly b e c a
u s e o f a n in c re a s e in c o
a l- fire d p o w e r
th a n a n y o th e r
c o u n try
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s . Iro n ic a lly , g iv e n its
fa r g re
a te r e fï o rt to ta c k le c lim a t
e c h a n g
e
,
t h e
e m is s io n s w ill f a ll. A m e r ic a
'
s e m is s io n s h a v e fa lle n b y 4 5 0 m
to n n e s in th e p
a s t ñ v e y e a r s ,
m o r e
b e n e fit . B u r n in g g a s e m its
h a lf a s m u c h c a rb o n d io
x id e a s c o a l ; s o w h e r
e g a
s s u b s t itu te s fo r c o a l,
F o r a s w e ll a s p o s in g e n v i
ro n m e n ta l r is k s , a g a s b o o m
w o u ld b r in g
a n im p o
r ta n t e n v ir o n m e n ta l
s m a ll p r ic
e to p a y
fo r e n v iro n m e n ta l p r o t
e c tio n a n d th e h e a lth o f
a p
ro m is in g in
d u s try
.
e s tim a te s th a t s u c h m e a s
u re s w o u ld a d d 7 % to t
h e c o s t o f th e a v e ra g e
s h a le
-
g a s w e ll . T h a t
is a
re s u lt o f c o n v e n t io n a l o il
-
a n d - g a s a c tiv itie s , c a
n be c o n ta in e d b y c a re fu l m o n i
to r in g
. T h e IE A
m e th a n e e m is s io n s to a c c e p t
a b le le v e ls ; a n d th e r is k o f t
re m o rs , w h ic h c o m m o n ly o c
c u r a s a
re g u rg
ita n ts c a n b e c o lle c te d a n d m
a d e s a fe ; p r
e v e n tin g g
a s v e n t in g a
n d n a r in g
w o u ld lim it
B u t th e r is k s fr o m s h a le g a s c a n b e m a n
a g e d
. P ro p e r ly c o n c re te
d w e ll
-
s h a fts d o n o t le a k
la s t y e a r .
m ig h t in
d u c e e a rth q u
a k e s - e s p e c ia lly a fte r it w
a s lin k e d to 5 o tin y t
re m o r s in n o r t h e r n E
n g l
a n d
be e m itte d d u r in g th e e n tire p ro c e s s o f
e x p lo
ra tio n a n d p
r o d u c t io n . S o m e a ls o fre t th a t fr
a c k in g
g ro u n d w a te r . A g
ra v e r fe a r is th a t la rg e a m o
u n ts o f ın e t h a n e , a p o w e rfirl g
r e e n h o u s e
-
g a s , c o u
ld
A n o th e r w o rry is th a t fr a c k i
n g f lu
id s r e g
u r g ita te d
u p w
e ll- s h a fts m ig h t p e rc o la t
e in to
s e a le d .
h a v e h a p p e n e d ; b u t it p r o b a b
ly h a s ,
w h e r e w e ll- s ha fts p a s s in g th ro
u g h
a q
u ife r s h a v e b
e e n p
o o r ly
a
q
u ife r s b y m e t
h a n e , fr a c k in g f lu id s o r th e r a d io a c tiv e g
u n k t h e y
d is lo d g e
. T h is is n o t k n o
w n to
w a te r , a n d c a n c a u s e p o llu t io n in s e v e r a l w a
y s . O
n e c o n c e rn is p
o s s ib le c o n ta m
in a tio n o r
T h e a n t i- fr a c k e rs h a v e re a s o n a b le g ro u n d s
fo r w o r r y . p r
o d u c in g
s h a le g
a s u s e s lo ts
o f e n e rg y
a n d
in d u s t ry .
a n d B u lg a r ia h a v e b a n n e d fr a c k
in g . G re e n s in A m e r
ic a a n d A u s t ra lia
a re a ls o
r a lly
in g
a g
a in s t t h e
e s
p e c ia lly in s o m e E u ro p
e a n c o u n tr ie s , w h ic h c o u ld k ill t
h e s h a le
-
g a s in
d u s try
a t b irt h . F ra n c
e
r a p id ity is th e re fo r e u n lik e ly t
o b e rT ia tc h e d . A g re a te r t
h re a t s te m s f r
o m e n v
iro n m e n t
a l p
ro te s t s ,
p ro d u c e rs ) , a w e il- a im e d s u b s id y a n d a b u n d
a n t
d r ill
-
r ig s , d o n
o t e x is t e l
s e w h e re
. ï ts s h e e r
b o o m , in c lu d in g ¡ib e r a l r e g u la t io n o f p ip c lin
e s ( w h ic
h e n c o u r a g
e d w ild
c a t e x p
lo r a t io n
b y
s m a ll
A n u m b e r o f lh in g s c o u ld p re v e n t th is , h o w
e v e r . M a n y o f th
e f a c to rs b
e h in d A
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20 10 s ta tis tic s), w in d a c c o u n ts fo r o n ly 2 p e rc
e n t a n d s o la r a m e r e 0 . 0 3 p e rc e n t . If y o u I
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p o w e r fro m b u
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d th e h e a v y
tr u c k in g
r e q
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in f lic t s m a jo r d a m a g e o n
r o a d s .
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is r e a s o n to s u
s p
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h a t i t a l s o
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th e p u b lic . W e k n o w th a
t it p
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p r e s s u r e f
lu id in to ro c k s d e e p
u n d e r g
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e r e le a s e o f
a g o .
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v e s t u f f a r o u n d ,
a r e m u c h
t h e s a m e
a s t h e y
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l o w l
y
. T h e
e x p a n d in g r a n g e o f a p p lic a t io n s , f r o m f a x
e s t o f a c e b o o
k .
p r ic e o f c o m p u t in g p o w e r f a lls ro u g h ly 5 0 p
e rc e n t e
v e r y
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'
s 1 . A w
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n d o m in a te d .
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e
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ro m is in g n a tu r a l r
e s o u rc e ñ n d in d e c a d e s . W e s h o u ld u t iliz e it
.
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e n e r g y n e e
d s . N a tu ra l g a s is a n e n e r g y s o lu tio n th a t w o r
k s to
d a y ,
a t u t ility s c a le w ith
s ta te s o le ly to
c a r e tb r liv e s to c k .
a c c o u n ts fo r o n e o n e
- h u n d re d th o f th e d o m e s tic w a te r u s a g e ra te
in P e n n s y lv a n ia , a n d o n e fi R h o f
w h a t is u s e d in th e
d e c r ie d a s ir re s p o n s ib le , is s m a ll c o
m p a re
d to o th e r d o m e s t ic w a te r c o n s u m e rs . M a rc e
llu s S h a le g a s d e v e lo p m e
n t
c o m b in a tio n w ith s e n s ib le a n d e f fe c t i
v e r e g u
la t io n , r e d u c e s th o s e r is k s to m a x im iz e s o c
ie ta l b e n e fit . W a
te r u s a g e ,
o fte
m o s t im p o r ta n t
ly , t h e y a re a v o id
a b le . Ju s t lik e a n y o th e r ¡n d u s tr ia l a c t iv ity , t h
e re a re r is k s ,
b u t g o o d e n g in e e
r in g , in
p ro v id e m u ltip le lin e s o
f p
ro te c tio n fo r g
ro m rd w a te r re s o u rc e s . T h e r e h a v e b e e n p ro
b le m s , b u t th e y
h a v e b e e n r a re a n
d
o f c o a l, le s s th a n a th ird o f th e n itr o g e
n o x id e s a n d 1 p
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n a tu r a l g a
s d r illin g
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e E p A , n a t
u r a l g a s e le c tr ic ity g e n e ra t io n p ro d u
c e s h a lľ th e c a rb o n
d io x id .
c a p a c ity .
s o la r a re in te rm itte n t a n d th u s s till re q u ire
th e c o n s t m c t i o n o f c o a l o r n a tu ra l g
a s b a c k u p
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p o w e r) . T h e p o w e r e q u iv a le n c e r
e p re
s e n te d b y
th e c u rr e n t g a s p
ro d u c tio n fro m o n ly
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Beliefs. In the essay you will be expected to describe where you
stand on 1
Or 2 current issues of your choice and explain the reasoning for
your
Positions. You will need to submit your essay through the Essay
Assignment link on our class Titanium page (powered by
turnitin.com) as
Well as bring a hard-copy to class. A more detailed rubric is on
Titanium.

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  • 12. s r o l e i n g r o u n d w a t e r N e w s r e c e n tly ' Æ ñóFte d g ro u n d l a '" '&kng n o w s baĦgNlhrface】during w e ll d e v e ıo p m a lt. N a tu re w o r ld p .. (W)hrcĘ h Ħ. [h a t ïoto'O å t oRhekhålñėãŕH.tureünj,Cê& ţ, is. 2 Scanned by CamScanner o f w a te r a n d s o ils th a t h a d to b e c le a n e d u p . T h e fa c t th a t g a s c o m p a n ie s d o n o t a lw a y s d is c lo s e tr u c k in g a n d s to ra g e a c c id e n ts h a v e s p ille d fr a c k in g f lu id s a n d b r in e s , le a d in g to c o n ta m in a tio n s tu d y w a s th a t m a n y o
  • 13. f t h e w e lls fa ile d d r in k in g w a te r re g u la tio n s b e fo r e d r i llin g s ta rte d . B u t w a s th e s a m e b e ĺ o re a n d s o o n a R e r d r illin g in a ll w e lls e x c e p t o n e . T h e o n ly s u r p r is e f r o m t h a t [n o n e s tu d y o f2 0 0 p r iv a te w a te r w e lls in th e f r a c k in g r e g io n s o ĺ p e n n s y lv a n ia , w a t e r q u a lity s h o w n to c o n ta m in a te d r in k in g w a te r . o n ly h u n d re d s o f fe e t . N o w h e re in th e s ta te h a v e fr a c k in g c o m p o u n d s in je c te d a t d e p th b e e n g a s is a c c e s s e d a t d e p th s o f th o u s a n d s o f f e e t w h ile d r in k in g w a te r is e x tr a c te d fr o m d e p th s o f T h e P e n n s y lv a n ia e x p e r ie n c e w ith w a te r c o n ta m in a tio n is a ls o in s tr u c t iv e . In P e n n s y lv a n ia , s h a le d a m a g e . e x p e r ie n c e d in je c tio n - in d u c e d e a rth q u a k e s , m o s t t o o w e a k to fe e l a n d n o n e c a u s in g s ig n ific a n t w e lls in u s e b y th e e n e rg y in d u stry a c ro s s th e U n ite d S ta te s , o n ly a b o u t e ig h t lo c a t io n s h a v e
  • 14. p ro b le m s , w h ile o th e rs a re m o re s e r io u s . F o r e x a m p le , o f th e te n s o f th o u s a n d s o f d e e p in je c t io n S o m e o F th e lo c a l e ffe c ts o í d r illin g a n d fr a c k in g h a v e g o tte n a lo t o f p re s s b u t c a u s e d fe w r e s id e n tia l u s e . tr illio n c u b ic fe e t o f g a s - e n o u g h to p o w e r a ¡l A m e r ic a n h o m e s f o r 5 0 y e a r s a t r e c e n t r a t e s o f ra p id d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e M a r c e l lu s s h a le , a g e o lo g ic a l fo r m a t io n t h a t c o u ld c o n ta in n e a r ly 5 0 0 fr a c k in g s h o u ld b e a llo w e d , t h e e x p e r ie n c e o f p e n n s y lv a n ia is in s t r u c t iv e . P e n n s y lv a n ia h a s s e e n A s p o litic ia n s in E u ro p e a n d th e U n ite d S ta te s c o n s id e r w h e th e r , a n d u n d e r w h a t c o n d it io n s , c h a n g e th a n p re v io u s n a tu r a l g a s e x t r a c tio n . fra c k in g te c h n o lo g ie s a llo w fo r t h e e x t ra c tio n o f m o re g a s , t h u s c o n tr ib u tin g m o re to c lim a te d u r in g m e th a n e burning a re b o th g re e n h o u s e g
  • 15. a s e s th a t c o n tr ib u te to g lo b a l c lim a te c h a n g e . N e w b e c a u s e th e m e th a n e g a s th a t is a c c e s s e d th r o u g h e x tr a c tio n a n d th e c a rb o n d io x id e re le a s e d In a d d itio n to th e s e lo c a l e flė c ts , n a t u r a l g a s e x tra c t io n h a s g lo b a l e n v ir o n m e n ta l c o n s e q u e n c e s , d is p o s a l h a s in ra r e c a s e s tr ig g e re d s m a ll e a r th q u a k e s . b r in e c a n b e d e tr im e n ta l if n o t d is p o s e d o f p ro p e r ly . In je c t io n o f b r in e in to d e e p w e lls fo r lo w b u t m e a s u ra b le c o n c e n tra tio n s o f ra d io a c tiv e e le m e n ts a n d h u g e c o n c e n tra tio n s o f s a lt . T h is d a n g e r o u s e x p lo s io n s . W a te r fr o m a ll g a s w e lls o fte n re tu rn s to th e s trr f a c e c o n tn in in g e x tre m e ly in to th e e n v iro n m e n t o u t o f a n y g a s w e ll, c r e a t in g th e r e a l th o u g h r e m o te p o s s ib il ity o F g r e a te r v o lu m e s o f c o c k ta il- la d e n w a te r , in je c te d a t h ig h e r p r e s s u re s . M e th a n e g a s c a n e s c a p e
  • 16. la w s b u t c a n b e p ro b le n 7 a tic ir th e y s e e p in to d r in k in g w a te r . F ra c k in g s in c e th e 1 9 9 0 s h a s u s e d T h e fi · a c k in g c o c k ta il in c lu d e s a c id s , d e te rg e n ts a n d p o is o n s th a t a r e n o t r e g u la te d b y fe d e ra l e x tr a c tio n . a re s p e c ific to th e lie w fr a c k in g te c h n o lo g y , w h ile o th e rs a p p ly m o re g e n e t · a lly to n a t u ra l g a s ħ · īo s t o p p o n e n ts o f fra c k in g ĺ o c u s o ri p o te n tia l lo c a l e n v in J n m e n ta l c o n s e q u e n c e s . S o m e o f th e s e th e fr a c tu re s .
  • 17. w a te r d is s o lv e m in e r a ls , k ill b a c te r ia th a t m ig h t p lu g u p th e w e ll, a n d in s e rt s a n d to p ro p o p e n 3 Scanned by CamScanner w N b e re a h z e d . w ith o u t d e c re a s in g re lia n c e o n c o a l, t h e d o o m a n d g lo o m o f m o r e r a p id g lo b a l c lim a te c h a n g e B u t ifrra c k e d g a s m e re ly d is p la c e s e f fo rts to d e v e lo p c le a n e r , n o n - c a rb o n , e n e r gy s o u r c e s e n v iro n m e n t .
  • 18. d is p la c e s c o a l, t h e n fr a c k in g is g o o d n o t o n ly fo r th e e c o n o m y b u t a ls o fo r th e g lo b a l R u s s ia n o il a n d g a s , is o n e th a t E u r o p e a n p o l itic ia n s m ig h t n o t w a n t to ig n o r e . A n d if n a tu r a g a s T h e g e o p o lit ic a l s h ift th a t w o u ld r e s u lt fr o m d e c re a s in g r e lia n c e o n o il , a n d m o r e s p e c ific a lly o n d a m a g e to th e l o c a l e n v iro n m e n t . fro m lo w e r e n e rg y c o sts . E u ro p e c a n b e n e f it fro m le s s o n s le a r n e d in P e n n s y
  • 19. lv a n ia , m in im iz in g c re a te d b o th d ire c tly in th e g a s in d u s tr y a n d in d ire c tly a s re g io n a l a n d n a tio n a l e c o n o m ie s b e n e fi t in te r e s ts s u p p o r t fr a c k in g . In th e e x p e r ie n c e o fp e n n s y lv a n ia , n a t u r a l g a s pries fa ll a n d jo b s a r e S o , s h o u ld th e U n ite d S ta te s a n d E u ro p e e n c o u r a g e fr a c k in g o r b a n it? S h o r t - r u n e c o n o m ic
  • 20. lik e a b a d tra d e - o fr fo r th e e n v ir o n m e n t . a r e g o in g to g e t o u r e n e r g y fr o m h y d r o c a r b o n s , b lo c k in g fr a c k i n g w h ile re ly i n g o n c o a l lo o k s E u r o p e is c u r re n tly in c r e a s in g its r e lia n c e o n c o a l w h ile d is c o u r a g in g o r b a n n i n g fr a c k in g . If w e a t m o s p h e r e th a t e v e n tu a
  • 21. lly s e ttle b a c k in t o o u 1. s o ils a n d w a t e r s . p e r u n it o r e n e r g y a s d o e s c o a t, a n d c o a l b u r n i n g a ls o e m its m e ta ls s u c h a s m e r c u r y in t o th e a s ig n ific a n t e n v iro n m e n t a l a d v a n ta g e o v e r c o a l m in in g . S h a le g a s e m it s h a lf th e c a rb o n d io x id e th ro u g h le a k a g e d u r in g g a s e x tr a c t io n a n d c a r b o n d io x id e r e le a s e d u r in g b u r n łn g . It in f a c t h o ld s A n d w h ile th e n a t u r a l g a s p r o d u c e d b y fr a
  • 22. c k in g d o e s a d d g r e e n h o u s e g a s e s t o th e a tm o s p h e r e e f fe c t o f d r illin g a n d f r a c k in g o n t h e ļ o c a l e n v iro n m e n t . ï n s u m , t h e e x p e r i e n c e o f h a c k in g in p e n n s y lv a n ia h a s le d to in d u s tr y p r a c t ic e s th a t m it ig a te t h e p e rc e n t o f th is b r in y w a t e r b y u s in g it t o f r a c k m o Ħ s h a le . c o m p o n e n t s . s in c e n e w 1. E g u la t io n s in 2 0 1 1 , h o w e v e r , p e r m s y
  • 23. l v a n i a c o m p a n i e s n o w r e c y c le 9 0 to u s e m u n ic ip a l w a te r tr e a tm e n t p la n t s th a t w e re n o t e q u ip p e d t o h a n d le th e u n h e a lth y T h e d is p o s a l o f s h a le g a s b r in e w a s in itia lly a d d r e s s e d in p e n n s y lv a n ia b y a llo w in g th c in d u s tr y fo r e a c h g e o lo g ic a l lo c a t io n . a n d t h e r is k o f s u c h m e th a n e le a k s c o u ld f u r t h e r d e c r e a s e if c a s in g s w e r e d e s ig n e d s p e c if ic a lly
  • 24. w e lls , c a s i n g s a r c n o t s t r u c t u r a l l y s o u n d . T h e c a s in g s c a n b e fi x e d t o a d d r e s s th e s e m in o r le a k s , th e la s t g la c ia t io n . B u t s o m e tim e s m e t h a n e le a k s o u t o f g a s w e lls b e c a u s e . In 1 t o 2 p e r c e n t o f th e d r illin g is o n g o in g . S o m e o f th is g a s is " d r i f t g a s " t h a t f o r m s n a t u r a l l y i n d e p o s i t s l e f t h e h
  • 25. i n d b y P e n n s y lv a n ia h a s a ls o s e e n in s t a n c e s o f m e th a n e le a k in g in to a q u if e r s in r c g io n s w h e re s h a le - g a s c h e m ic a ls in s tr e a m s a n d g r o u n d w a t e r . th e c o m p o s itio n o f a ll fr a c k in g a n d d r illin g c o m p o u n d s m a k e s it d if li c u lt to m o n ito r f o r in j e c te d Scanned by CamScanner p o ly m e r . " In a d o c u m e n t d e v e lo p e d b y th e P h y s ic a l a n d T h e o re tic a l C h e m ic a l L a b a t O x r d H y d ro x y e th y l c e llu lo s e - T he th ic k e n in g a g e n t lıa lï ib u ll o n d e s c r ib e s
  • 26. th is c h e m ic a l a s a " n a t u r a l " p o s e a s p e c ia l h e a lth r is k ir in g e s te d a n d v o m ite d . " be n z e n e . . . M e th a n e , p ro p a n e , a n d k e r o s e n e . " T h e se , a c c o r d in g to a re p o rt b y P u rd u e U n iv e r s ity ra n g e o f c h e m ic a l s u b s ta n c e s , m a n y o f w h ic h a re a s to x ic a s " n a p h th a le n e , x y le n e , t o lu e n e , a n d P e tr o le u m d is tilla te . ' P e tro le u m d is tilla te ' is a b la n k e t te r m th a t c o u ld b e u s e d to d e s c r ib e a w id e s y s te m , "
  • 27. ta r g e ts o r g a n s lik e th e " e y e s , s k in , r e s p ira to ry s y s te m , c e n t r a l n e r v o u s s y s te m , [a n d ] r e p ro d u c t iv e F o m la m id e - A " r e p r o d u c tiv e to x ic a n t " t h a t th e C e n te r f o r D is e a s e C o n tro l a n d P re v e n tio n s a y s s o m e o f th e c h e m ic a ls th e y a re p u m p in g d o w n in to th e e a rth . N o s u rp ris e th a t th e n a tu ra l g a s in d u s try s a y s th e r e ' s n o t h in g to w o r ry a b o u t, b u t h e re is a lis t o f P la n n in g a n d C o m m u n ity R ig h t - to - K n o w A c t (E P C R A ) d o c u m e n ts fo r r e p o rte d c h e m ic a l u s a g e . s a fe ty d a ta s h e e ts ( M S D S ) , s p illa g e re p o rts , e n v iro n m e n ta l im p a c t s ta te m e n ts a n d E m e rg e n c y
  • 28. E x c h a n g e , ba s e d in P a n o n ia , C o lo ra d o , h a v e be g u n m o n ito r in g v a r io u s s o u rc e s s u c h a s m a te r ia l o r u n d e rg ro u n d d r in k in g w a te r s o u rc e s , o r g a n iz a tio n s s u c h a s T h e E n d o c r in e D is r u p t io n CO n ce r ne d th a t u n d e rg ro u n d s e e p a g e o f fr a c k in g c h e m ic a ls m a y le a d to th e p o is o n in g o f a q u if e rs th in g . th a t p u m p in g th o u s a n d s o f g a llo n s o l ' t o x i c c h e m i c a l s d e e p in to th e p la n e t is p ro b a b ly n o t a g o o d c o s ts o f th e p o te n tia l h e a lth a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l d a m a g e is s p e c u la tiv e a t b e s t. W h a t is c e rta in is W h ile th e s h o r t- te rm fin a n c ia l u p s id e s o f f ra c k in g lo o k g o o d o n q u a rte r ly re p o rts , t h e lo n g te rm to x ic c h e ın ic a ls d o w n in to th e e a rth . " fr a c k in g " ) is g r e a t fo r th e ir b o tto rn lin e , t he p ro c e s s in v
  • 29. o lv e s p u m p in g th o u s a n d s o f g a llo n s o f t h e p ro b le m is th a t w h ile th e n a tu r a l g a s c o m p a n ie s m ig h t th in k h y d ra u lic fr a c tu r in g (o r w e lls to g e t a t th e g a s th a t lie s d e e p b e lo w th e s u r fa c e . th e C o lo ra d o R o c k ie s w h e re a c o m p a n y c a lle d B ill B a r re tt C o rp o ra tio n p la n s to d r ill u p to 3 , 0 0 0 A re a s th a t w o u ld h a v e p ro b a b ly n e v e r s e e n d r illin g a rc n o w fa ir g a m e . L ik e th e R o a n P la te a u i n T h e p ro c e s s m a k e s g a s th a t w a s v ir tu a lly im p o s s ib le to p u m p o u t o f th e e a rth a c c e s s ib le , ılydraulic fra c tu r in g is th e re a s o n th e re is s o m u c h m o n e y to b e m a d e in n a tlıra l g a s n o w a d a y s . b u s in e s s . T h( in d u s tFy s h o u ld b e w o rr ie d b e c a u s e , a s G a s la n d p o in ts o u t, n a t u r a l g a s e x tra c tio n is a n a s ty c a lle d h y d ra u lic fra c tu r in g . a v e ry w id e a u d ie n c e th e c h e m ic a l c o n ta m in a tio n c a u s e d b y th e w id e s p re a d u s e o f a p
  • 30. rd e c s s T h e n a tu ra l g a s in d u s try is in a b it o f a tiz z y a fte r th e m o v ie G a s ta m [ a ire d o n U B O , e x p o s in g to B y K e v in G ra n d ia W iıa t t h e t r a c k l s P u m p in R G la s s C ıc a n c r I n to t h c E a r t ıı O k a y ? 5 Scanned by CamScanner a n d 2 0 3 5 , w ith u n c o n v e n tio n a l s o u r c e s s u p p ly in g tw o - th ird s o fth e g r o w th . A u s tra lia , A r g e n tin a a n d E u r o p e . G lo b a l g a s p r o d u c t io n c o u ld in c r e a s e b y 5 0 % b e tw e e n 2 0
  • 31. 1 0 h a lF o f it s to re đ in s h a le a n d o th e r " u n c o n v e n t io n a l " fonnations . It s h o u ld a ls o s p re a d , t o C h in a , E n e rg y A g e n c y ( IE A ). A t c u r r e n t p r o d tıc t i o n r a te s , A m e ric a h a s o v e r a c e n tu r y ' s s u p p ly o f g a s , T h e r e v o lu tio n s h o u ld c o n t in u e , a c c o r d in g to a r e p o rt p u b lis h e d th is w e e k b y th e I n te r n a tio n a ı A m e r ic a n in d u s try a n d a r e lie F to th o s e w h o
  • 32. fr e t a b o u t A m e r ic a n e n e r g y s e c u r ity . jo b s , d ire c t ly a n d in d ir e c t ly , a n d p ro v id e d lo ts o f c h e a p g a s . T h is is a h u g e a d v a n ta g e to A m e r ic a ' s s h a le - g a s in d u s try h a s s in c e d r ille d 2 0 , 0 0 0 w e lls , c r e a t e d h u n d re d s o f th o u s a n d s o f th e m w ith w a te r , s a n d a n d c h e m ic a ls - a te c h n iq u e k n o w n a s h y d r a u lic f r a c tu r īn g , o r "
  • 33. fr a c k in g " .e x tra c t n a tu ra l g a s lo c k e d u p i n s h a le ro c k a n d o th e r g e o lo g i c a l f o rm a tio n s . It in v o lv e s b la s t in g la te 1 9 9 0 s , w h e n a n o w - fa b le d T e x a n o ilm a n . G e o r g e M itc h e ll, d e v e lo p e d a n a f fo rd a b le w a y to T h e s to ry o f A m e r ic a ' s s h a le - g a s r e v o lu tio n o ff e r s h o p e in h a r d tim e s . T h e g ro u n d w a s la id in t h e B y th e E d it o r ia l B o a r d
  • 34. h a m n F r a c k in g G r e a t : T h e p r o m is e d g a s r e v o lu tio n c a n d o th e e n v ir o n m e n t m o r e g o o d th a n te c h n o lo g ie s f r o m u n lim ite d s o u r c e s lik e th e s u n a n d th e w i n d t h a t m u c h m o re s e n s ib le .p u m p in g t h e s e to x in s in to o u r e a r th is ju s t p la in fr a c k e d u p a n d it m a k e c le a n e n e r g y v o m itin g , a n d m a y c a u s e c o m a a n d d e a th .
  • 35. " a n d m a y c a u s e in c o o r d in a tio n a n d n a r c o s is . In g e s t io n c a u s e s g a s t ro in te s t in a l p a in , n a u s e a ,g o v e r n m e n t , " A c u t e e x p o s u r e t o i s o p r o p y l a lc o h o l c a u s e s e y e a n d m u c o u s m e m b r a n e ir r it a t io nB y th e w a y , i s o p r o p
  • 36. a n o l i s a l s o c o n s id e r e d a p o te n tia l e x p l o s iv e a n d a c c o r d in g t o th e U S h o u s e h o ld g la s s c le a n e r s - a ll v e ry n o r m a l, n o t h i n g t o w o r r y a b o u t , n o t h in g to s e e h e re fo lk s .Y e s fo lk s , d o n ' t w o r r y a b o u t u s p u m p i n g i s o p
  • 37. r o p a n o l i n t o t h e e a r t h b e c a u s e i t i s a l s o u s e d i n c o ın m o n h o u s e h o ld g o o d s . th e n a tu r a l g a s c o m p a n ie s try to p u t o n a ll th is b y li s tin g th e s e t o x ic a g e n ts a s t h e y a r e f o u n d inim m u n o to x ic a n ts , m u t a g e n s o t h e r n a s t y t h i n g s i n t o o u r p l a n e ť 5 c o r e , o r t h e p
  • 38. u b l i c r e l a t i o n ś s p i nB u t h e r e ' s t h e t h i n g . ï d o n ' t k n o w w h a t i s m o r e i n s i d i o u s , p u m p i n g t h o u s a n d s o f g a llo n s o f a n o th e r 3 4 4 c h c m ic a ï s o p e r a t in g a s fr a c k n u id a d d it iv e s a s o f F e b r u a ry 2 0 0 9 , T h e s e a r e j u s t a f E w o f th e c h e m ic a ls a n d th e E n d o c r in e D is r u p
  • 39. t io n E x c h a n g e h a s r e p o r ts o f A m m o n i ◆ n p e r s u l fa t e - A n im m u n o t o x ic a n t a n d r e s p ir a to r y to x ic a n t . to x ic a n t, s k i n o r s e n s e o r g a n t o x i c a n t . " G lu ta r a td e h y d e - A " d e v e l o p m e n t a l t o x i c a n t , i m m u n o t o x i c a n t , r e p ľ o d u c t i v e t o x i c a n t , r e s
  • 40. p i r a t o r y a n d in c lu d e s th e n o te . " Ia b o r a to ry e x p e r im e n t s h a v e s h o w n m u ta g e n ic e f f e c t s . " U n iv e r s ity , t o x ic o lo g y in fo n n a tio n o n h y d r o x y e t h y l c ( lu lo s e h a s it l is te d a s a " s e v e r e i r r i t a n t " 6 Scanned by CamScanner te c h n o lo g ie s . O tl7e r w is e th e b o n a n z a w o
  • 41. u ld b e s q u a n d e re d , a n d in th e c o m in g y e a rs c h e a p g a s c o u ld h e lp fre e c a s h fo r m o re in v e s tm e n t in ï o w - c a r b o n u n d e rs ta n d a b ly u n w illin g to ta k e th e s e s te p s in s tra ite n e d tim e s . Y e t th e y sh o u ld p la n to d o s o th ro u g h a m a r k e t- b a s e d m e c h a n is m o r , p r e fe r a b ly , a c a r b o n ta x . G o v e rn m e n ts a r e e n e rg y s o u rc e s a n d o th e r c le a n te c h n o lo g ie s -
  • 42. s ta rtin g w ith a s tro n g p ric e o n c a rb o n e m is s io n s , a h ig h r is k o f s e r io u s c lim a te c h a n g e . T h is w ill ta k e m u c h c ru n c h ie r p o lic ie s to b o o st ��r e n e w ab l B y its e lc s w itc h in g t o g a s w ill n o t re d u c e e m is s io n s to a n y th i n g li k e th e le v e ls re q u ire d to a v o id g e n e ra tio n in re s p o n s e to E u ro p e ' s h ig h g a s p r i
  • 43. c e . E u ro p e a n U n io n h a s s e e n its e m is s io n s r is e , p a rtly b e c a u s e o f a n in c re a s e in c o a l- fire d p o w e r th a n a n y o th e r c o u n try ' s . Iro n ic a lly , g iv e n its fa r g re a te r e fï o rt to ta c k le c lim a t e c h a n g e , t h e e m is s io n s w ill f a ll. A m e r ic a ' s e m is s io n s h a v e fa lle n b y 4 5 0 m to n n e s in th e p a s t ñ v e y e a r s , m o r e b e n e fit . B u r n in g g a s e m its
  • 44. h a lf a s m u c h c a rb o n d io x id e a s c o a l ; s o w h e r e g a s s u b s t itu te s fo r c o a l, F o r a s w e ll a s p o s in g e n v i ro n m e n ta l r is k s , a g a s b o o m w o u ld b r in g a n im p o r ta n t e n v ir o n m e n ta l s m a ll p r ic e to p a y fo r e n v iro n m e n ta l p r o t e c tio n a n d th e h e a lth o f a p ro m is in g in d u s try . e s tim a te s th a t s u c h m e a s u re s w o u ld a d d 7 % to t h e c o s t o f th e a v e ra g e s h a le - g a s w e ll . T h a t is a
  • 45. re s u lt o f c o n v e n t io n a l o il - a n d - g a s a c tiv itie s , c a n be c o n ta in e d b y c a re fu l m o n i to r in g . T h e IE A m e th a n e e m is s io n s to a c c e p t a b le le v e ls ; a n d th e r is k o f t re m o rs , w h ic h c o m m o n ly o c c u r a s a re g u rg ita n ts c a n b e c o lle c te d a n d m a d e s a fe ; p r e v e n tin g g a s v e n t in g a n d n a r in g w o u ld lim it B u t th e r is k s fr o m s h a le g a s c a n b e m a n a g e d . P ro p e r ly c o n c re te d w e ll - s h a fts d o n o t le a k
  • 46. la s t y e a r . m ig h t in d u c e e a rth q u a k e s - e s p e c ia lly a fte r it w a s lin k e d to 5 o tin y t re m o r s in n o r t h e r n E n g l a n d be e m itte d d u r in g th e e n tire p ro c e s s o f e x p lo ra tio n a n d p r o d u c t io n . S o m e a ls o fre t th a t fr a c k in g g ro u n d w a te r . A g ra v e r fe a r is th a t la rg e a m o u n ts o f ın e t h a n e , a p o w e rfirl g r e e n h o u s e - g a s , c o u ld A n o th e r w o rry is th a t fr a c k i n g f lu id s r e g u r g ita te d
  • 47. u p w e ll- s h a fts m ig h t p e rc o la t e in to s e a le d . h a v e h a p p e n e d ; b u t it p r o b a b ly h a s , w h e r e w e ll- s ha fts p a s s in g th ro u g h a q u ife r s h a v e b e e n p o o r ly a q u ife r s b y m e t h a n e , fr a c k in g f lu id s o r th e r a d io a c tiv e g u n k t h e y d is lo d g e . T h is is n o t k n o w n to w a te r , a n d c a n c a u s e p o llu t io n in s e v e r a l w a y s . O n e c o n c e rn is p
  • 48. o s s ib le c o n ta m in a tio n o r T h e a n t i- fr a c k e rs h a v e re a s o n a b le g ro u n d s fo r w o r r y . p r o d u c in g s h a le g a s u s e s lo ts o f e n e rg y a n d in d u s t ry . a n d B u lg a r ia h a v e b a n n e d fr a c k in g . G re e n s in A m e r ic a a n d A u s t ra lia a re a ls o r a lly in g a g a in s t t h e e s p e c ia lly in s o m e E u ro p e a n c o u n tr ie s , w h ic h c o u ld k ill t h e s h a le - g a s in
  • 49. d u s try a t b irt h . F ra n c e r a p id ity is th e re fo r e u n lik e ly t o b e rT ia tc h e d . A g re a te r t h re a t s te m s f r o m e n v iro n m e n t a l p ro te s t s , p ro d u c e rs ) , a w e il- a im e d s u b s id y a n d a b u n d a n t d r ill - r ig s , d o n o t e x is t e l s e w h e re . ï ts s h e e r b o o m , in c lu d in g ¡ib e r a l r e g u la t io n o f p ip c lin e s ( w h ic h e n c o u r a g e d w ild c a t e x p lo r a t io n
  • 50. b y s m a ll A n u m b e r o f lh in g s c o u ld p re v e n t th is , h o w e v e r . M a n y o f th e f a c to rs b e h in d A ıT ıe r ic a ' s g a s 7 Scanned by CamScanner 20 10 s ta tis tic s), w in d a c c o u n ts fo r o n ly 2 p e rc e n t a n d s o la r a m e r e 0 . 0 3 p e rc e n t . If y o u I o o k p o w e r fro m b u rn in g c o a l, 2 l p e rc e n t fro m n u c le a r, 18 pe rc e n t f ro m n a tu ra l g a s (w w w . e ia . go v , re s p o n s ib ly , b u t s o m e a r
  • 51. e c le a r ly i T lo re im p o rta n t th a n o th e rs . W e c u rr e n tly g e t 4 9 p e r c e n t o f o u r o u r d e p e n d e n c e o n c o a l - fire d e le c tr ic ity g e n e ra tio n . W e s h o u ld u tiliz e a 1l o u r e n e r g y r e s o u r c e s In th e n a tio n a l e n e rg y d e b a te , n a t u r a l ga s is s e e n a s a c o m p e tito r w ith w in d a n d s o la r to re d u c e B y Jo n O ls o n ė. N a tu r a l G a s I s a n E n e r g y S o lu tio n T h a t W o r k s T o d a y b e c a u s e th e y c la im it w ill b e a w in n e r . g o v e r n m e n t
  • 52. " p ic k w in n e rs , " y e t th e y d e m a n d s p e c ia l tre a tm e n t f o r th is in d u s tr y p r e c is e ly c o s ts w ith o u t p a y i n g c o m p e n s a t io n is in e f fe c t a h u g e s u b s id y . T h e y s a y th e y o p p o s e h a v in g th ep r in c ip le s . p ro - fr a c k in g p o l it ic ia n s c la im to b e a g a in s t s u b s id ie s , y e t le ttin g a n in d u s t r y im p o s es o it '
  • 53. s w o r t h p o in t in g o u t th a t s p e c ia l tre a tm e n t fo r f r a c k in g m a k e s a m o c k e ry o f fr e e - m a r k e t w a n t o u r o il a n d n a tu r a l g a s r e s o u r c e s d e v e lo p e d a t a l. " w a n t o u r o il a n d n a tu r a l r e s o u r c e s d e v e lo p e d in a s a fe a n d re s p o n s ib le w a y a n d th o s e w h o d o n ' to rg a n i z a t io n e n e r g y fr
  • 54. o m s h a le . o r g d e c la re s th a t " t h e r e a r e o n ly t w o s id e s in th e d e b a t e t h o s e w h ofo r th e d a m a g e it c a u s e s . w h y ? B e c a u s e w e n e e d th a t e n e r g y ! F o r e x a m p l e , t h e ' in d u s t r y - b a c k e dY e t w h a t t h e i n d u s try a n d it s d e fe n d e r s d e m a n d is , o f c o u r s e , p r e c is e ly th a t it b e le t o f f th e h o o k b e h e ld h a n n le s s fr o m its im p a c ts o n th e e n v ir o m n e n t a n d th e n a tio n '
  • 55. s i n f r a s t r u c t u r e . c o s t o f p r o d u c t io n . F r a c k in g m ig h t s t ill b e w o r th d o in g g iv e n th o s e c o s ts . B u t n o in d u s t r y s h o u ldto " i n t e r n a ï i z e " t h o s e c o s ts - th a t is , t o p a y fo r th e d a m a g e i t in fl ic t s , t r e a t in g th a t d a m a g e a s aE c o n o m ic s 1 0 1 te lls u s th a t a n in d u s tr y i m p o s in g la r g e c o s t s o n th ir d p
  • 56. a r t ie s s h o u ld b e r e q u ir e d g r o u n d w a t e r a n d th e h e a v y tr u c k in g r e q u ir e d fo r f r a c k in g in f lic t s m a jo r d a m a g e o n r o a d s . d r in k in g w a te r th e re is r e a s o n to s u s p e c t , d e s p i t e in d u s try d e n ia ls , t h a t i t a l s o c o n t a m i n a t e s th e p u b lic . W e k n o w th a t it p r o d u c e s to x ic ( a n d r a d io a c t iv e ) w a s te w a te r th a t c o n ta m in a te s
  • 57. fo s s il f i ıe l s - is a n im p r e s s iv e te c h n o lo g y . ï3u t it ' s a l s o a t e c h n o l o g y t h a t im p o s e s l a r g e c o s ts o n F r a c k i n g - in j e c t in g h ig h - p r e s s u r e f lu id in to ro c k s d e e p u n d e r g ro u n d , in d u c in g th e r e le a s e o f a g o . S O u rc e s o f e n e r g y , t h e w a y w e m o v e s t u f f a r o u n d , a r e m u c h t h e s a m e a s t h e y
  • 58. w e r e a g e n e r a t i o n O u r m a s te ry o f th e m a te r ia l w o r ld , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , h a s a d v a n c e d m u c h m o r e s l o w l y . T h e e x p a n d in g r a n g e o f a p p lic a t io n s , f r o m f a x e s t o f a c e b o o k . p r ic e o f c o m p u t in g p o w e r f a lls ro u g h ly 5 0 p e rc e n t e v e r y 1 8 m o n th s - h a s p o w e r e d a n ��e v e e x t e n t in r e a lity , b y c o m p u t in g a n d th e t h in g s y o u c a n d o w ith it . M o o re
  • 59. ' s 1 . A w - in w h ic h th e F o r d e c a d e s t h e s to ry o f te c h n o lo g y h a s b e e n d o m in a te d . In t h e p o p u la r m in d a n d to a la r g e B y P a u l K r u g m a n 5 . T ie r e C o m e s t h e S u ll 8 Scanned by CamScanner c u r re n t te c h n o lo g y . S h a le g a s is th e m o s t p ro m is in g n a tu r a l r e s o u rc e ñ n d in d e c a d e s . W e s h o u ld u t iliz e it . W e a ]. e a b ig c o u n try w ith b ig e n e r g y n e e d s . N a tu ra l g a s is a n e n e r g y s o lu tio n th a t w o r k s to d a y , a t u t ility s c a le w ith
  • 60. s ta te s o le ly to c a r e tb r liv e s to c k . a c c o u n ts fo r o n e o n e - h u n d re d th o f th e d o m e s tic w a te r u s a g e ra te in P e n n s y lv a n ia , a n d o n e fi R h o f w h a t is u s e d in th e d e c r ie d a s ir re s p o n s ib le , is s m a ll c o m p a re d to o th e r d o m e s t ic w a te r c o n s u m e rs . M a rc e llu s S h a le g a s d e v e lo p m e n t c o m b in a tio n w ith s e n s ib le a n d e f fe c t i v e r e g u la t io n , r e d u c e s th o s e r is k s to m a x im iz e s o c ie ta l b e n e fit . W a te r u s a g e , o fte m o s t im p o r ta n t ly , t h e y a re a v o id a b le . Ju s t lik e a n y o th e r ¡n d u s tr ia l a c t iv ity , t h e re a re r is k s , b u t g o o d e n g in e e r in g , in p ro v id e m u ltip le lin e s o f p
  • 61. ro te c tio n fo r g ro m rd w a te r re s o u rc e s . T h e r e h a v e b e e n p ro b le m s , b u t th e y h a v e b e e n r a re a n d o f c o a l, le s s th a n a th ird o f th e n itr o g e n o x id e s a n d 1 p e r c e n t o F th e s u lfu r o x id e s . B e s t p ra c tic e s in n a tu r a l g a s d r illin g w h a t a b o u t th e e n v iro n m e n t? A c c o rd in g to th e E p A , n a t u r a l g a s e le c tr ic ity g e n e ra t io n p ro d u c e s h a lľ th e c a rb o n d io x id . c a p a c ity . s o la r a re in te rm itte n t a n d th u s s till re q u ire th e c o n s t m c t i o n o f c o a l o r n a tu ra l g a s b a c k u p fo r b a s e lo a d a n d p e a k p o w e r p ro d u c e d o n d e m a n d a n d n a
  • 62. tu ra l g a s p o w e r p la n ts c a n b e s p o o le d u p a n d d o w n o n d e m a n d a s w e ll. B o th w in d a n d 6 o , o o o w in d tu rb in ( s o r 2 5 c o a l - fire d p o w e r p la n ts o r th e a v e ra g e p o w e r u s a g e o f 2 5 m illio n h o m e s . N a tu ra l g a s c a n b L s h a le ( ı 8 5 o B c n y e a rl , is a b o u t 2 5 , o o o M w (a s s u m in g 4 o p Ľ rc ( n t e lT ic ie j7c y fo r a g a s p o w e r p la n t) , e q u iv a le n t to o v e r
  • 63. p o w e r) . T h e p o w e r e q u iv a le n c e r e p re s e n te d b y th e c u rr e n t g a s p ro d u c tio n fro m o n ly o n e s h a le g a s p la y , t h e B a r n e t t a ll th e t im e , T e x a s g e n e ra te s o n ly 2 , o o o M w fr o m w in d ( o r a 2 M w w in d tu rb in e p ro d u c e s o n ly a b o u t 0 . 4 M W u s a b le w in d c a p a c ity in th e U n ite d S ta te s . o n t h e o rd e r o f I o , o o o m e g a w a tts ( M W . ï ło w e v e r , b e c a u s « th e w in d d o e s n ' t b lo w c lo s e r a t w in d . w h ic h h a s g re a t p ro m is e a n d h a s b e e n e x p a n d in g ra p id l y
  • 64. in re c e n t y e a rs , T e x a s h a s th e la rg e s t i n s ta lle d マ 人 Essay - 15% NO PLAGARISM You will compose a 4-5 page (double spaced) essay regarding your political Beliefs. In the essay you will be expected to describe where you stand on 1 Or 2 current issues of your choice and explain the reasoning for your Positions. You will need to submit your essay through the Essay Assignment link on our class Titanium page (powered by turnitin.com) as Well as bring a hard-copy to class. A more detailed rubric is on Titanium.