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Day 29: Fracking in NY

Daniel J. Mallinson

School of Public AffairsPenn State Harrisburgmallinson@psu.edu

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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