See event calendar

May 19, 5 pm, An evening with "No Fracking Way" singer Marc Black, Asheville. Register here!

May 19, 11:30 AM, March and Rally at the legislature, Raleigh.

May 20, 7 p.m., GASLAND Screening & Discussion, The Depot in Hillsborough Map/directions!

May 21, 7PM, Hydraulic Fracturing & Gas Leasing Meeting. Pittsboro, NC Details!

May 22, 6-8PM, Gasland Screening. Raleigh. Sign Up Here

May 23, 1:30 PM, Hydrofracking: Public Health Issues and Impacts. Chapel Hill. Find Out More!

Resources

RESOURCES ON FRACKING
Basic Information and Factsheets	Major media Series
CWFNC’s one-page factsheet En Español A Resident’s Guide to Fracking in NC “Fracking Ireland is Next”, fracking impacts in Ireland and the U.S. Fracking for Natural Gas in NC… Can it Happen Here? Keeping NC Frack-Free! (video)	New York Times “Drilling Down” Series. Highlights: Learning Too Late of the Perils in Gas Well Leases ProPublica (News & research) Highlights: Science Lags as Health Problems Emerge Near Gas Fields Feds Link Water Contamination to Fracking for First Time What is Hydraulic Fracturing? (diagram)
Water & Wastewater Impacts
Duke University peer-reviewed study finds methane in groundwater: Full paper, One-page summary Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers A Tainted Water Well, and Concern There May Be More EPA Investigation of Groundwater Contamination Feds Link Water Contamination to Fracking for the First Time Are investor-owned utilities the next shale play? (American Water Intelligence)
Regulations and Other Documents	Sample Local Resolutions
STRONGER NC State Review NC DENR Shale Gas Study: FINAL Full Report (63MB) FINAL Executive Summary (305k) FINAL Recommendations and Limitations (372k) FINAL Summary of Public Comments (388k) Consumer Protection Report	Butner, NC Resolution Durham, NC Resolution
Air Pollution and Health Studies	Earthquakes and Seismic Impacts
YouTube: Aerial footage of fracking fields in Pennsylvania Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy - a compendium of photos, presentations and publications The Endocrine Disruption Exchange provides information about chemicals in natural gas production “Public Health, Sustainability and the Marcellus Shale” (Bernard Goldstein, MD) “Regional air pollution emissions from the development and production of Marcellus Shale” (Allen Robinson, PhD) Chemical and Biological Risk Assessment for Natural Gas Extraction in New York	Quakes Caused By Waste From Gas Wells, Study Finds USGS: Recent Earthquakes ‘Almost Certainly Manmade’Disposal Halted at Well After New Quake in Ohio Seismic research linked to fracking Regulators say hydraulic fracturing may have caused oil spill on farm near Innisfail
Community and Economic Impacts
Community and Economic Impacts factsheet (pdf) How Should We Think About the Economic Consequences of Shale Gas Drilling? (Webinar by Dr. Susan Christopherson, Cornell University) NC Environmental Groups Take Proactive Steps Against Natural Gas Harvesting (January 24, 2011 radio program featuring CWFNC’s Rachel Lang-Balde) Marcellus Hydro-Fracturing: What Does it Mean for Economic Development? (30-minute presentation by Cornell professor Dr. Susan Christopherson) FLOWBACK: How the Texas Natural Gas Boom Affects Health and Safety (pdf) “Booms and Busts, The Impact of West Virginia’s Energy Economy”. From the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. “Fossil Fuel Extraction as a County Economic Development Strategy: Are Energy-focusing Counties Benefiting?” From Headwaters Economics in Bozeman, MT Presentation by financial analyst Deborah Rogers on the economics of fracking Energy Consequences and Conflicts across the Global Countryside: North American Agricultural Perspectives: Article by Dr. Simona Perry, the Forum on Public Policy (PDF) Behind Veneer, Doubt on the Future of Natural Gas: NY Times article by Ian Urbina Insider Sound Alarm Amid Natural Gas Rush: NY Times Article by Ian Urbina

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hope Taylor — hope@cwfnc.org 919-401-9600
Also see:About fracking, What you can do