Fracking: Energy Solution or Environmental Problem?

Saturday, June 8, 2013, from 1:00 - 2:30 pm

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Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” has been used as an effective technique for tapping gas or oil reserves, which have been typically considered costly to extract. However this activity involving the injection of massive amounts of water mixed with chemicals may result in groundwater contamination and air pollution. How does “fracking” work and what are its potential impacts on our communities? Do the economic benefits of this practice outweigh its health and environmental risks? Should the State ban or at least regulate “fracking” or should the oil producers be allowed to self-regulate? A discussion with a panel of experts moderated by NBC4 reporter Conan Nolan will address these and many other important questions from a variety of perspectives: science, economics, impact on communities, and public policy.

Join us on June 8, 2013, 1-2:30 p.m., for our next Science Matters program to learn more about the different sides of this controversial issue at the forefront of public concern.

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Featured panelists include: (click name for bio)

Conan Nolan — moderator

Reporter, NBC4

Kassie Siegel

Director, Climate Law Institute, Center for Biological Diversity

Fred Aminzadeh, Ph.D.

Professor of Petroleum and Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California

Managing Director, USC Global Energy Network

Managing Director, USC Induced Seismicity Consortium

Executive Director, USC Reservoir Monitoring Consortium

Executive Director, USC Center for Geothermal Studies

Dave Quast

California Director, Energy in Depth

Gary Gless

President, Citizens Coalition for a Safe Community

Sydney Kamlager

District Director, Office of Assembly member Holly J. Mitchell 54th State Assembly

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In partnership with the Empowerment Congress and the Office of Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas – with generous support from The California Endowment.

Resources for Further Reading

Useful Links

• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Center for Biological Diversity
• California Independent Petroleum Association
• Energy for California
• Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources State of California Department of Conservation
• Unites States Environmental Protection Agency
• Baldwin Hills Oil Watch
• FrackFree Culver City
• Citizens Coalition for a Safe Community
• Energy in Depth California
• Energy in Depth

Books

• Shale Gas: The Promise and the Peril by Vikram Rao, Ph.D.
• Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing by Frank R. Spellman

Articles

• Drilling For Facts Under The 'Promised Land' Fiction, by Jeff Brady
• Should the US use hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract natural gas?
• What is hydraulic fracturing (fracking)?
• Unconventional Oil a US Game Changer
• The Process of Shale Extraction
• The Fracking fuss: what it’s about – and why you should care
• Hydraulic fracturing in California
• What is hydraulic fracturing?
• Anatomy of a gas well
• Hydraulic Fracturing 101
• Fracking in California: Questions and Concerns
• Analysis of fracking wastewater yields some surprises
• Fracking in California
• Frackers Fund University Research That Proves Their Case by Jim Efstathiou Jr.
• The Fracking industry and university research by Katherine Moreno
• Hydraulic Fracturing: White Paper Executive Summary from the California Independent Petroleum Association [PDF]
• Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing in California: A Wastewater and Water Quality Perspective by Michael Kiparsky and Jayni Foley Hein [PDF]
• The Facts Behind the Frack: Scientists weigh in on the hydraulic fracturing debate by Rachel Ehrenberg
• Could fracking in Los Angeles Cause an Earthquake? by Tessan Stuart
• Is Baldwin Hills fracking up? by Merdis Hayes
• Results of fracking study concern Baldwin Hills-area residents
• Mixed verdict on Fracking by Eric Stokstad
• Beyond Fracking: experts challenge safety of exploratory wells, vertical drilling by Marie C. Baca
• California Senate panel approves bill to regulate “fracking “ by Jeremy B. White

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