Studies: Jobs, Revenue, Abundance
IHS-CERA: Natural gas development supported one million jobs in 2010, 1.5 million expected by 2015 (June, 2012)
World Economic Forum: Oil and natural gas development responsible for 9% of all US Jobs in 2011 (March, 2012)
Wood Mackenzie: Shale could help create 1.4 million new jobs (September, 2011)
American Gas Association: Shale development has saved U.S. consumers $250 billion since 2009 (May, 2012)
University of Texas at San Antonio: Eagle Ford Shale accounts for $25 billion in economic activity in 2011 (May, 2012)
Studies: Safety, Regulations
International Energy Agency: U.S. leads world in CO2 reductions thanks to natural gas (December 2011)
Univ. of Texas: No evidence of groundwater contamination from hydraulic fracturing (February, 2012)
Center for Rural Pennsylvania: Marcellus Shale development no impact on rural drinking water supplies (November, 2011)
Climate Change Journal: Cornell professor finds Howarth GHG study critically flawed (January, 2011)
Groundwater Protection Council: State oil and natural gas regulations protecting water resources (May, 2009)
Fact Sheets
Energy In Depth: Hydraulic fracturing- experience shows process is fundamentally safe (April 2013)
Energy In Depth: Scientific verdict on Ingraffea shale emissions study: Not good (February 2013)
GasLand debunked (long version) (June, 2010)
Energy In Depth: State regulators testify to safety/performance of fracturing (June, 2011)
Energy In Depth: Typical solution used in hydraulic fracturing (February, 2010)
Letters / Memoranda
Groundwater Protection Council: Commentary on GasLand (June, 2010)
U.S. Congress: Letter to Sec. Clinton denouncing Gasland inclusion in American Films Showcase (March, 2012)
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission: Letter refuting Gasland (June, 2010)
IPAA: Letter to EPA on new source performance standards (April, 2012)
Sen. James Inhofe: Letter to EPA on new source performance standards rule (April, 2012)
Issue Alerts
Activist Group Continues Misinformation Campaign in Illinois (October 2012)
For Josh Fox, the Sun Also Rises (June 2012)
Debunking GasLand (June, 2010)
EPA’s “Yee Haw” Moment in Texas (February, 2011)
Non-Elite Eight: Worst Inputs Used in New Colorado Health Study (March, 2012)
Debunked!
GasLand debunked (long version) (June, 2010)
GasLand debunked (short version) (June, 2010)
EPA’s “Yee Haw” Moment in Texas (February, 2011)
Non-Elite Eight: Worst Inputs Used in New Colorado Health Study (March, 2012)
The Facts Behind EPA’s Dimock Two Step (January, 2012)
