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Day 29: Fracking in NY
Daniel J. Mallinson
School of Public AffairsPenn State [email protected]
PUBPL 304
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Road map
Update class
What is hydraulic fracturing?
Fracking in New York
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Marcellus Shale
Figure: “MarcellusShale” by John G. Van Hoesen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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What Is Hydraulic Fracturing?
Figure: “(Non) Conventional Deposits” by MagentaGreen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Why a Big Deal?Big Production Increase
Figure: “Natural Gas Production” by Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Why a Big Deal?Big Relative Increase
Figure: U.S. EIA, Public Domain
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Only PA and NY?
Figure: U.S. EIA, Public Domain
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Why an Environmental Concern?
Groundwater
Chemicals
Earthquakes
Figure: Natural/Inadvertent/Known Harm?
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New York
Environment vs. Economic Debate
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