Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director
Food & Water Watch whauter@fwwatch.org

• Impacts on Water
– Potential Contamination (toxic chemicals, methane in water, radioactivite compounds, wastewater disposal)
– Very water intensive
• Impact on Air
– Releases of toxic contaminants including benzene
– Linked to nosebleeds and asthma
• Other impacts
– Threat to agriculture (livestock and crops)
– Possible link to earthquakes in Arkansas
– Local economies suffer in long term

U.S. shale gas production increased 14-fold over the last decade; reserves tripled over the last few years annual shale gas production trillion cubic feet per year
5.0
4.0
3.0
Eagle Ford (TX)
Marcellus (PA and other Eastern states)
Haynesville (LA and TX)
Woodford (OK)
Fayetteville (AR)
Barnett (TX)
Antrim (MI, IN, and OH)
2.0
1.0
0.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Richard Newell, December 16, 2010 Source: Lippman Consulting (2010 estimated) 21

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*Bringing Reductions to Energy’s Airborne Toxic Health Effects
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