Duke University researchers recently published a new study, which finds the volume and quality of water that returns to the surface during oil and natural gas development (which the study refers to as “FP water”) is almost entirely composed of naturally occurring formation brine (about 92 to 96...
A new “Issue Brief” from the anti-fracking activist group, Food & Water Watch (F&WW), seeks to link hydraulic fracturing with earthquakes, going as far as to claim that it puts “countless people’s lives at stake.” Of course, F&WW has a reputation for distorting the facts...
An analysis from California water officials completely contradicts the alarmist water contamination claims of a fringe environmental group called the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD). In a recent press release, Tucson, Ariz.-based CBD claimed that a recent assessment conducted by the State Water Resources Control...
This week, the World Resources Institute (WRI) released a new report entitled, “Global Shale Gas Development: Water Availability & Business Risks,” which looks at 20 countries with the potential for shale development, then overlays these shale formations with data on water stress. According to the report, 40...
The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), the radical anti-energy activist group and litigation factory that fills its coffers by scaring people into believing false information about oil and gas development, has released a new “report” which continues an almost perfect record of getting the facts wrong. Entitled...
Given that large portions of our nation are facing serious drought conditions, there are justifiable concerns about our water supply. Some groups interested in blocking oil and gas development have preyed on these concerns, claiming hydraulic fracturing uses extraordinarily large volumes of water and, by extension, will cause water shortages all across the country. Unfortunately for the public, the whole truth about industries’ water usage – who uses water, how much they use, and where they use it – is not commonly discussed, which is exactly what opponents of development want.
Given that large portions of our nation are facing serious drought conditions, there are justifiable concerns about our water supply. Some groups interested in blocking oil and gas development have preyed on these concerns, claiming hydraulic fracturing uses extraordinarily large volumes of water and, by extension, will cause water shortages all across the country. Unfortunately for the public, the whole truth about industries’ water usage – who uses water, how much they use, and where they use it – is not commonly discussed, which is exactly what opponents of development want.
UPDATE II (Mar. 5, 2012; 11:10 a.m. ET): The New York Post’s Abby Schachter has a must-read piece responding to the Rolling Stone story, appropriately entitled “Another shale gas attack full of hot air.” Abby highlights the gross mischaracterization of Art Berman’s comments about shale...