FRACKING & Canada’s Water

FRACKING & Canada’s Water

Postby Oscar » Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:46 am

MUNK STUDY: Fractured Lines: Will Canada’s Water be Protected in the Rush to Develop Shale Gas?

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Fracture Lines: In the Rush to Develop Shale Gas Will Canada

Postby Oscar » Fri Oct 15, 2010 5:24 pm

Fracture Lines: In the Rush to Develop Shale Gas Will Canada's Water Be Protected?

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/136551

Canada NewsWire TORONTO, Oct. 14

New report and expert conference look at need to regulate industry "fracking" plans

TORONTO, Oct. 14 /CNW/ - A dramatic revolution in the production of unconventional shale gas might temporarily improve North America's energy security, but it may also threaten critical Canadian water supplies from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, says a new research paper released today by the University of Toronto's Munk School today.

Shale gas, extracted by hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" -- the injection of hundreds of tonnes of sand, water and chemicals at high pressure into deep rock formations -- now represents 20 per cent of all gas produced in the United States, says award winning journalist Ben Parfitt.

The so called "shale gale" that has increased drilling has also sparked massive land grabs, depressed natural gas prices and created unprecedented exploration activity in Quebec, Ontario, the Maritimes and Western Canada.

While US federal and state regulators have launched several investigations into the industry's impact on water quality and quantity, "neither the National Energy Board nor Environment Canada have yet raised any substantive questions about 'the shale gale' or its impact on water resources," says Parfitt.

In addition to exploring the diverse water impacts of both hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, the report, "Fracture Lines: Will Canada's Water Be Protected In the Rush To Develop Shale Gas," highlights a number of surprising findings:

The world's largest fracking operations took place in British Columbia this year, yet the province does not regulate or license groundwater withdrawals.
The high energy intensity of shale gas production in the Barnett Shale in north-central Texas can create 33,000 tons per day of CO2 or the equivalent emissions of two 750 megawatt coal-fired power plants.
In addition to consuming lakes of water, industry fracking operations now create billions of cubic metres of wastewater that have placed added stress on municipal water treatment plants in Pennsylvania.
In most cases Canada has not yet mapped aquifers in regions experiencing "shale gales". Yet the shale gas industry in B.C. has permission to use twice as much water as that consumed by Greater Victoria every year.
Given the growing shale gas controversy in Canada and the United States the report makes 13 recommendations, including mapping of critical aquifers, full disclosure of fracking contents and no-go zones to protect North America's water.
Adèle Hurley, Director of the Program on Water Issues, said Parfitt's paper raises a timely issue.
"There is intense industry interest in hydraulic fracturing at the very time that Canada is experiencing significant gaps in knowledge about the country's water resources," she said.

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Munk School Public Forum in Canada - FRACKING

Postby Oscar » Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:11 pm

The Munk School of Global Affairs Hosts First Public Forum in Canada on Fracking Issues

http://www.bctwa.org/FrkBC-MunkForumOct14-2010.html

On October 14, 2010, the Munk School's Program on Water Issues, at the University of Toronto, hosted the first public forum in Canada (live webcasted) on issues related to Hydraulic Fracturing (fracking) by the natural gas industry, including panel guests from the United States. The timely conference theme title and paper, Fracture Lines - Will Canada's Water be Protected in the Rush to Develop Shale Gas?, written and summarily presented by Ben Parfitt at the conference, was a main catalyst for discussion by panel members following Parfitt's presentation at the start of the conference. Conference

presenters and panel members were provided with an advanced copy of Parfitt's report:

http://www.bctwa.org/FrkBC-Parfitt-FractureLines.pdf


On this website, are numerous YouTube video links to the conference proceedings, taped and edited by Will Koop:

http://www.bctwa.org/Frk-YouTube-MunkCenter.html

Below, is the conference program and a copy of the Biographies and Abstracts of conference presenters and panel members. (Note: a number of Canadian regulators declined to participate in the public forum, specific comments which can be found on the YouTube page link section, Statutory Authority and Regulatory Preparedness, near the beginning of Part One:

http://www.bctwa.org/Frk-YouTube-MunkCenter.html

In addition, lawyer Stephen Dvorkin submitted a paper for conference attendees, Hydraulic Fracturing Liabilities Suggest Insurance Coverage: http://www.bctwa.org/FrkBC-Dvorkin-Liability.pdf

MORE MUNK SCHOOL HYDRAULIC FRACTURING YOUTUBES

http://www.bctwa.org/Frk-YouTube-MunkCenter.html

4. Statutory Authority and Regulatory Preparedness

(Late Morning Session) Part 1 - Val Washington (Deputy Commissioner for Remediation and Materials, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s6my-pto08

(9 minutes, 32 seconds) Part 2 - Val Washington ((continued) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYo1cehjSCA (8 minutes, 38 seconds)

(6 minutes, 51 seconds) Part 3 - David Neslin, Director, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Department of Natural Resources, Colorado http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yk3GuHdx9M

(9 minutes, 21 seconds) Part 4 - David Neslin (continued). Questions from the public to Panel members.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36_UE4r7gkc

(9 minutes, 37 seconds) Part 5 - Questions to Panel members (continued) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeEwDcOteO4
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