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Overview Global Expansion of Fracking

Global Shale Gas and the Anti- Fracking Movement: Perspectives for Unions TUED Web Meeting January 28, 2014 Lara Skinner, Ph.D. and Sean Sweeney, Ph.D. Overview Global Expansion of Fracking Impact of Fracking on Workers, Communities & the Environment

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Overview Global Expansion of Fracking

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  1. Global Shale Gas and the Anti-Fracking Movement: Perspectives for UnionsTUED Web MeetingJanuary 28, 2014Lara Skinner, Ph.D. and Sean Sweeney, Ph.D.

  2. Overview Global Expansion of Fracking Impact of Fracking on Workers, Communities & the Environment Anti-Fracking Movement Grows - Goes Global & Includes Trade Unions 4. Union support for a global moratorium on fracking?

  3. What is hydraullic fracturing, “fracking”?

  4. Gas Industry Pushes “Golden Age of Gas” • 7.3 billion cubic feet of ‘technically recoverable’ shale gas • 41 countries have significant shale gas supplies • Fracking already occurring or being explored in many countries

  5. Water Contamination from Fracking Fracking Produces Large Amounts of Wastewater – where does it go? Fracking Chemicals, Methane, Wastewater – Pose Serious Risk to Drinking Water and Natural Waterways

  6. Water Scarcity andFracking Fracking Uses Huge Amounts of Freshwater Each fracking well uses 2 million to 5.6 million gallons of freshwater (7.6 to 21 m liters)

  7. Fracking Effects Worker Health & Safety Workers Exposed to Harmful Levels of Silica Silica sand is used as a proppant to keep fractures open Effects: silicosis, lung cancer, other diseases Shale Gas Contains High Levels of Radon Radon is the leading cause of cancer in non-smokers Effects workers as well as communities near drill sites and end point users

  8. Bridge To Nowhere: Full Lifecycle Emissions of Shale Gas Greater Than Coal? Source: Howarth, et al. 2011

  9. Global Opposition to Fracking Grows

  10. Number of Moratoria on Fracking is Rising • Bulgaria • Czech Republic • France • Germany • Luxemburg • Northern Ireland • Republic of Ireland • Romania • South Africa • Many local moratoria and other actions to prevent fracking have been implemented at the sub-national level, like in: • New York, U.S. • Quebec, Canada • New South Wales, Australia • Parts of UK, Poland

  11. Trade Union Positions on Fracking Many Trade Unions Have Not Yet Taken A Position On Fracking Unions Supporting Fracking: Oil and Natural Gas Industry Labor-Management Committee, U.S. Trade Union Bodies Oppose Fracking, Call for A Ban Union locals in certain states like New York and California, U.S. CUPE and UNIFOR, Canada TUC, UK CTA and FeTERA, Argentina European Public Sector Unions PSI Tunisian affiliate

  12. Unions Join Call for Global Moratorium on Fracking?

  13. Thank youhttp://www.energydemocracyinitiative.org

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