Ignoring the science on gas migration: Part I

Last year, contributor Joe Levine wrote a letter to Commissioner Joe Martens of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation regarding the failure of the draft SGEIS to address the issue of fluid and gas migration related to horizontal hydro-fracking. The letter attached numerous primary source documents, but itself stands as a valuable and concise reference […]

Is Fracking a Good Idea? Part IV

Part Four of a four-part series by Wes Wilson, former Environmental Engineer for the EPA.

In this series, Wilson presents his answers to six challenging questions that were a sked by students in a Pennsylvania middle school science class attended by his nephew.

5. Do you believe that there is a safer, more eco-friendly method of […]

2017-07-05T18:19:57+00:00 May 11th, 2013|Air pollution, Environmental Impact, EPA, Regulatory, Water pollution|Comments Off on Is Fracking a Good Idea? Part IV

Is Fracking a Good Idea? Part III

Part Three of a four-part series by Wes Wilson, former Environmental Engineer for the EPA. 

In this series, Wilson presents his answers to six challenging questions that were asked by students in a Pennsylvania middle school science class attended by his nephew.

4. Why are many people still in doubt of the safety of […]

Is Fracking a Good Idea? Part II

Part Two of a four-part series by Wes Wilson, former Environmental Engineer for the EPA. 

In this series, Wilson presents his answers to six challenging questions that were asked by students in a Pennsylvania middle school science class attended by his nephew.


2.    Why is the government choosing to continue fracking when […]