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Pros of Natural Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania

Pros of Natural Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania. Hydraulic Fracturing. EPa declares Hydraulic Fracturing safe in 2004 study excluded from safe water act burden of proof lies with anti-drillers more efficient. Economic and local Benefits. Generates direct and indirect jobs

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Pros of Natural Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania

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  1. Pros of Natural Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania

  2. Hydraulic Fracturing • EPa declares Hydraulic Fracturing safe in 2004 study • excluded from safe water act • burden of proof lies with anti-drillers • more efficient

  3. Economic and local Benefits • Generates direct and indirect jobs • Road Bonds and maintenance • higher income= better infrastructure

  4. Energy Policy • will allow increased energy independence- increased domestic production • one of the largest plays ever found • up-and-coming energy resource • efficiency improvement

  5. Pro-Drilling Advocates • Industrial Minerals Association- North America • Energy Tomorrow (American Petroleum Institute) • Marcellus Coalition

  6. Statistics • Over one million hydrofracking wells drilled over the last 60 years without groundwater contamination • state and local governments will receive almost $2 billion in taxes from the natural gas industry in PA from 2008-2010 • more than 110000 new jobs expected to open up in 2010 from drilling

  7. Cons of Natural Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania By Brooke Dalby

  8. Environmental Cost • Drilling wastewater1 • Threatens populations of salamanders and aquatic insects1 • Construction of roads and pad sites (erosion & sedimentation pollution)2 • Contaminants could leach into groundwater2 • More and more off-site treatment plants needed for increasing volumes of contaminated water (also expensive)2

  9. Other Costs • Industrialization of rural area • Loss of (sometimes public) natural resource to for-profit companies • Only encourages America’s dependence on non-renewable natural resources

  10. Anti-Drilling Advocates • Concerned Citizens of Northeastern Pennsylvania • Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition • R.E.S.C.U.E. of Northeastern Pennsylvania

  11. Statistics/Polls • A preliminary study1 found that high-density drilling can still have a harmful impact on our environment • A study conducted by Franklin & Marshall college3 found that 35% of Pennsylvanians support a tax increase on companies that extract and sell natural gas, while 49% do not support this. • A poll conducted by Gov. Rendell gathered that 78% supported gas severance tax while only 14% opposed it1

  12. Political Stance • Democrats seem to oppose it (environmental harm) and Republicans seem to support it. • Gas drilling companies support Republicans financially (campaign money)4 • The Green Party of the United States opposes this drilling expansion5

  13. Information Sources • 1. Bauers, By Sandy. "Philly Academy Study Finds Gas Drilling Threatens Streams | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/12/2010." Philly.com: Philadelphia Local News, Sports, Jobs, Cars, Homes. The Philadelphia Inquirer, 12 Oct. 2010. Web. 27 Nov. 2010. <http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20101012_Philly_academy_study_finds_gas_drilling_threatens_streams.html>. • 2. Pennell, Robert. "Marcellus Shale Drilling Is Biggest Threat to Pennsylvania Wilds | PennLive.com." Central PA Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - PennLive.com. Advance Internet, 14 Nov. 2009. Web. 27 Nov. 2010. <http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2009/11/marcellus_shale_drilling_is_bi.html>.

  14. Information Sources Cont. • 3. Center for Opinion Research. Franklin & Marshall College Poll March 2010. Rep. no. Poll. March 2010 Franklin & Marshall College Poll. Franklin & Marshall College, 23 Mar. 2010. Web. 27 Nov. 2010. <edisk.fandm.edu/FLI/keystone/pdf/keymar10_1.pdf>. • 4. Martin, John P. "Natural Gas Industry Spent Heavily on Pennsylvania Republican Candidates | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/04/2010." Philly.com: Philadelphia Local News, Sports, Jobs, Cars, Homes. The Philadelphia Inquierer, 4 Nov. 2010. Web. 27 Nov. 2010. <http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20101104_Natural_gas_industry_spent_heavily_on_Pennsylvania_Republican_candidates.html>. • 5. The Green Party of the United States. "III. ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY." Green Party of the United States | Homepage. 21 Sept. 2004. Web. 27 Nov. 2010. <http://www.gp.org/platform/2004/ecology.html#753950>.

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