{"id":41,"date":"2011-11-26T07:45:22","date_gmt":"2011-11-26T07:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gastruth.org\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2014-09-01T23:22:58","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T23:22:58","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gastruth.org\/?page_id=41","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

You’ll find the best resources we’ve found in this section of the site. Know of something we missed? Send your links to berksgastruth@gmail.com<\/a>!
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\nYou may have noticed that we’ve added drop-down menus arranged by topic. We’re moving the resources below to the new pages and adding resources all the time, so don’t forget to have a look!
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\nRecent Reports<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Rapid Industrialization of Frac Sand<\/a>, Food & Water Watch’s February 2014 issue brief on frac sand mining.
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\nHydraulic Fracturing & Water Stress: Water Demand by the Numbers<\/a>, Ceres’ February 2014 report looks at water use for fracking in water stressed regions. Fantastic interactive maps at this link. Report download requires free registration.
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\nFracking by the Numbers: Key Impacts of Dirty Drilling at the State and National Level<\/a>, PennEnvironment’s October 2013 report quantifies key impacts of drilling to date.
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\nThe Social Costs of Fracking: A Pennsylvania Case Study<\/a>, Food & Water Watch’s September 2013 report provides a detailed examination of the social costs of fracking often overshadowed by environmental costs.
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\nThe Spreading Shadow of the Shale Gas Boom: Fracking\u2019s Growing Proximity to Day Cares, Schools and Hospitals<\/a>, PennEnvironment’s September 2013 report includes a map of hospitals, schools, and day care facilities within two miles of a permitted well site.
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\nReckless Endangerment While Fracking the Eagle Ford: Government Fails, Public Health Suffers and Industry Profits from the Shale Oil Boom<\/a>, Earthworks’s September 2013 report investigates oil and gas impacts in Texas’ Eagle Ford and examines government negligence in over seeing drilling operations.
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\nWho Pays the Cost of Fracking: Weak Bonding Rules for Oil and Gas Drilling Leave the Public at Risk<\/a>, PennEnvironment’s July 2013 report looks at how little financial assurance the industry is required to provide before drilling.
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\nHydraulic Fracturing & Water Stress: Growing Competitive Pressures for Water<\/a>, Ceres’ May 2013 report looks at water use for fracking in water stressed regions.
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\nNational Parks and Hydraulic Fracturing<\/a>, National Parks Conservation Association’s May 2013 report looks at fracking’s impacts on forests and wildlife, but falls short of opposing drilling elsewhere.
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\nFracking and the Revolving Door in Pennsylvania<\/a>, Public Accountability Initiative’s February 2013 on the relationship between government and the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania.
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\nShale and Wall Street: Was the Decline in Natural Gas Prices Orchestrated?<\/a>, Deborah Rogers, founder of the Energy Policy Forum, examines the relationship between the natural gas industry and Wall Street in this February 2013 report.
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\nDrill, Baby, Drill: Can Unconventional Fuels Usher in a New Era of Energy Abundance?<\/a>, The Post Carbon Institute’s J. David Hughes questions bold assertions about fossil fuel abundance in this February 2013 report.
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\nLook before the LNG Leap: Why Policymakers and the Public Need Fair Disclosure before Exports of Fracked Gas Start<\/a>, The Sierra Club’s November 2012 report highlighting the significant risks associated with exporting liquified natural gas (LNG).
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\nU.S. Energy Insecurity: Why Fracking for Oil and Natural Gas Is a False Solution<\/a>, Food & Water Watch’s November 2012 challenges industry claims that fracking for oil and gas deliver energy security.
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\nOil and Gas: Information on Shale Resources, Development, and Environmental and Public Health Risks<\/a>, Government Accountability Office (GAO) report from October 2012 confirms fracking is reckless.
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\nGas Patch Roulette<\/a>, Earthworks’ October 2012 report on health impacts of drilling.
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\nBreaking All the Rules<\/a>, Earthworks’ September 2012 report on regulatory enforcement of oil and gas drilling.
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\nThe Costs of Fracking<\/a>, Penn Environment’s September 2012 report on the true costs of fracking.
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\nIn Fracking’s Wake: New Rules Are Needed to Protect Our Health and Environment from Contaminated Wastewater,<\/a>NRDC’s May 2012 brief examines methods of handling fracking waste.<\/p>\n

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The Big Fracking Bubble<\/strong>, Jeff Goodell’s excellent article on the drilling issue in the March 15, 2012 issue of RollingStone<\/em>
\nhttp:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/news\/the-big-fracking-bubble-the-scam-behind-the-gas-boom-20120301<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Case for a Ban on Gas Fracking<\/strong>, important report from Food & Water Watch<\/em>, the only national organization to call for an outright ban
\nhttp:\/\/www.foodandwaterwatch.org\/reports\/the-case-for-a-ban-on-gas-fracking\/
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The Case for a Moratorium<\/strong>, presentation by Dr. J. Stephen Cleghorn
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Consultant Warns about Methane in Water Wells South of Silt and Rifle<\/strong>, Phillip Yates’ piece for the Glenwood Springs Post Independent on Geoffrey Thyne’s study of increased methane levels in water wells in two Colorado towns conducted in 2006. His findings were released in 2008.<\/p>\n

Could Shale Gas Power the World?<\/strong>,\u00a0Time<\/em>\u00a0asks
\nhttp:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/health\/article\/0,8599,2062331,00.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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Deep Drilling, Deep Pockets, <\/strong>Common Cause’s<\/em> excellent report released in November 2011 follows the money
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Drilling Down<\/strong>, great series from the New York Times<\/em>
\nhttp:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/news\/us\/series\/drilling_down\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Environmental Dangers of Hydro-Fracturing the Marcellus Shale<\/strong>, a great essay loaded with links by Dr. Robert Myers of Loch Haven University in PA
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The Fracturing of Pennsylvania<\/strong>, New York Times’ profile of Amwell Township, one of the many townships in Pennsylvania taken over by drilling.
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Fracking the Future<\/strong>, Desmog Blog’s<\/em> excellent report that looks at the policies and politics of gas drilling
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How Marcellus Shale Affects You<\/strong>, Berks Gas Truth’s own Michelle Sayles explains the issues to her fellow Kutztown University students in the campus paper, the Keystone<\/em>.
\nhttp:\/\/www.keystoneonline.com\/2011\/03\/30\/how-marcellus-shale-affects-you\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Impacts of Gas Drilling on Human and Animal Health<\/strong>, study by Michelle Bamberger, DVM, and Robert E. Oswald, Ph.D. published in New Solutions<\/em>
\nhttp:\/\/www.psehealthyenergy.org\/data\/Bamberger_Oswald_NS22_in_press.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush<\/strong>, the New York Times<\/em>‘ great investigative report into the natural gas industry’s inflated claims of well productivity and shale gas reserves featuring Deborah Rogers, Founder of the Energy Policy Forum<\/a> who spoke at a Berks Gas Truth-hosted event.
\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/06\/26\/us\/26gas.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all<\/a><\/p>\n

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Methane and Greenhouse-Gas Footprint of Natural Gas from Shale Formations: A letter<\/strong>, Cornell’s Howarth, Santoro, and Ingraffea compare the footprint of natural gas in relation to those of oil and coal.
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Methane and Other Gases in Drinking Water and Groundwater<\/strong>, a new fact sheet from Brian Oram, Professional Geologist and owner of B.F. Environmental Consultants, Inc.<\/a>
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Methane Contamination of Drinking Water Accompanying Gas-Well Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing<\/strong>, Duke’s Osborn, Vengosh, Warner, and Jackson examine methane levels in water sources in proximity of drilling
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Potential Contaminant Pathways from Hydraulically Fractured Shale to Aquifers<\/span><\/strong>, Geologist Tom Myers’ peer-reviewed paper in Ground Water <\/em>that discusses results of computer modeling to determine that methane can migrate into the aquifer in as few as three years.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Shale Game<\/strong>, WHYY’s<\/em> great 2010 series
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What the Frack? Natural Gas from Subterranean Shale Promises U.S. Energy Independence — With Environmental Costs<\/strong>, Scientific American’s<\/em> piece from a March 2010
\nhttp:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article.cfm?id=shale-gas-and-hydraulic-fracturing<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Whole Fracking Enchilada: Violating the Bedrock, the Atmosphere, and Everything in Between<\/strong>, Dr. Sandra Steingraber’s excellent essay in Orion Magazine<\/em>
\nhttp:\/\/www.orionmagazine.org\/index.php\/articles\/article\/5839\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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