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National Parks and Hydraulic Fracturing: Balancing Energy Needs, Nature, and America’s National Heritage (Hydrofracking)

In this National Park Conservation Association (NPCA) report on the impacts of natural gas fracking on America's national parks, NPCA analyzed current and proposed fracking around seven parks and found that impacts are already occurring and are likely to grow worse unless the federal government takes action. The report includes current and potential impacts to parks as well as recommended actions to protect them.

European Banks Want More Hard Data on Risks from Frackers (Hydrofracking)

Europe's Climate Principles Framework Initiative, which includes some of the world's largest banks, has released new guidelines on fracking for energy companies. The guidelines build upon IEHN's Extracting the Facts disclosure guidelines. IEHN's Richard Liroff greenbiz.com blog summarizes the guidelines and provides a link to the guidelines on the IEHN website.

HEFN's Giving InSight blog post: Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking (3/18/13) (Hydrofracking)

Still not sure what the big deal is about fracking? HEFN Program Manager Ramtin Arablouei has 7 reasons why your foundation should be paying attention to this controversial method for extracting natural gas.

HEFN's Giving InSight blog post: A First Survey of the Fracking Field (3/4/2013) (Hydrofracking)

In this blog post, Jon Cracknell summarizes key findings on NGO and philanthropic activity surrounding fracking from HEFN's Fracking Survey 2012.

New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (NECOEM) Reporter Article - Unconventional Gas Extraction Part 1 - Threats to the Environment (Hydrofracking)

This NECOEM article describes the process of unconventional gas extraction and discusses the potential for environmental contamination of air and water.

Drilling Deeper: Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing and Related Grantmaking Strategies 2-pager (Hydrofracking)

This is a two-page summary of HEFN's Drilling Deeper: Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing and Related Grantmaking Strategies Report that was published in September 2012.

Investors Press Oil and Gas Companies to Reduce and Report Risks from Hydraulic Fracturing Operations (Hydrofracking)

Sub-head: Shareholder Resolutions Call for Quantifiable Progress on Environmental Risks, Fugitive Methane Emissions and Other Community Impacts. 2/5/13 press release from Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN), Green Century Capital Management and Ceres. Complementary press releases from New York Comptrollers Office and As You Sow on Exxon/Mobil filing, and from NYS Comptroller's Office on NYS withdrawal of resolution at Cabot Oil & Gas.

HEFN's Giving InSight blog post: Fracking and the Democratic Republic of California (11/5/12) (Hydrofracking)

In this blog post, Lauren Davis, Program Associate for the 11th Hour Project, explains how the 11th Hour Project evolved to see its work on fracking through a human rights lens.

Summary Report - Human Health Risks and Exposure Pathways of Proposed Horizontal Hydrofracking in New York State

This report, prepared by Grassroots Environmental Education from a collaboration of public health experts and organizations in New York, summarizes 20 important concerns of hydraulic fracturing.

Drilling Deeper: Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing and Related Grantmaking Strategies (Hydrofracking)

This funder briefing paper, published by HEFN, discusses the impacts of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the strategies grantmakers are considering or implementing.

5 Ways to Clean Up Fracking's Chemical Act (Hydrofracking)

This Greenbiz.com blog post discusses a prescription for the energy industry to lower fracking’s chemical impact and address community concerns with more meaningful public disclosure.

New Sensible Efforts are Raising the Bar for Safer, More Transparent Hydraulic Fracturing (Hydrofracking)

This blog entry discusses how the ‘voices’ in the moderate center that have been drowned out in the increasingly inflammatory debate over the hydraulic fracturing of shale natural gas are getting a growing cadre of credible allies. And with them may come a sensible way to prudently capitalize on the enormous deposits of shale gas throughout parts of the U.S. and the world.

Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources: Separating the Frack from the Fiction (Hydrofracking)

This report is a detailed assessment and synthesis of existing research on fracking as well as the results of interviews with representatives from state and federal agencies, industry, academia, environmental groups, and community-based organizations from across the U.S. Interviewees identified a broad set of social, economic, and environmental concerns, foremost among which are impacts of hydraulic fracturing on the availability and quality of water resources.

Major Push to Clean Up Shale Gas Fracking as 55 Top Investors With $1 Trillion in Assets Weigh In (Hydrofracking)

This press release from Investor Environmental Health Network, Boston Common Asset Management, and Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility signals that the IEHN/ICCR "Extracting the Facts" guidelines for corporate reporting of shale gas/oil risks and risk management have now secured support from investors on three continents (Australia, Europe, and North America) having $1 trillion in assets under management.

Politics: Report - Communities Need to Carefully Consider Oil and Gas Development (Hydrofracking)

This report outlines the economic upside of the increasing shale oil and gas development throughout the country, including increased employment, capital expenditures, and tax revenues to the states and local communities. But the report warns that fracturing companies may provide inflated estimates of the economic benefits of energy development while not mentioning the negative local impacts that some regions are experiencing.

Public Health Dimensions of Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing: Knowledge, Obstacles, Tactics, and Opportunities (Hydrofracking)

This public health report on hydraulic fracturing was prepared by Seth Berrin Shonkoff for The 11th Hour Project. This document can serve as an overview and launching point for funders and others who are interested in issues related to public health and fracking.

Cornell University Natural Gas Resource Center (Hydrofracking)

This website provides links to information from a variety of sources, including academic research, industry analysis, local government officials and citizens.

Environmental Protection Agency Web Page on Natural Gas Extraction (Hydrofracking)

The EPA's website provides general information regarding hydraulic fracturing, government oversight and EPA outreach efforts.

FracTracker (Hydrofracking)

This website provides a common place to learn about and share information about shale gas drilling. The DataTool allows for the uploading, downloading, and mapping of geo-located data related to gas extraction activities. The site includes links to academic resources, maps and news articles.

NPR's StateImpact Series (Hydrofracking)

The StateImpact Series website includes reporter Susan Phillips' coverage of the fis­cal and envi­ron­men­tal impacts of Pennsylvania’s boom­ing energy econ­omy, with a focus on Mar­cel­lus Shale drilling. The website also includes links to articles from other news sources around the country.

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