Through this blog you join me on a trip across the Marcellus and Utica shale regions organized by the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources to explore the promise and peril of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. IJNR advances public understanding of and engagement in environmental issues and responsible economic development through better journalism. Learn more about IJNR at ijnr.org and its Shale Country Institute at http://blog.ijnr.org/2014/06/10/2014-shale-country-institute-preview/
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Environmentalist says the actual act of fracking not the biggest risk
While many remain concerned about the act of fracking itself, the greater worry should be about the accidents that can take place afterward, says Nels Johnson, deputy director of the Nature Conservancy's Pennsylvania chapter. In his view, spills and accidents involving trucks carrying waste and fracking water pose a greater risk than the actual drilling of a well.