John Detwiler's blog

A recent peer-reviewed study concludes that fracking could allow contaminants to travel from deep shale 'to aquifers in less than 10 years'. The author recommends that "The rapid expansion of hydraulic fracturing requires that monitoring systems be employed to track the movement of contaminants and that gas wells have a reasonable offset from faults." Neither of these steps is currently being taken, or even contemplated, as far as we know.There's more…

On Sunday, April 22, some 300,000 people assembled in Montreal to observe Earth Day. A Pittsburgh delegation from Marcellus Protest joined five busloads of marchers from our 'sister city', nearby Mont Saint Hilaire.There's more…

This was prepared as an op-ed for the Post-Gazette, but was not accepted for publication. It appears here just as it would have in the PG.
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The recent press about the potential of shale gas would have you believe that America is now sitting on a 100-year supply of natural gas. It's a "game-changer." A "golden age of gas" awaits, one in which the United States will be energy independent, even exporting gas to the rest of the world, upending our current energy-importing situation. The data, however, tell a very different story.There's more…