Friday, February 17, 2012

No Evidence of Groundwater Contamination From Fracking -- University of Texas --

Link here to Rigzone.com.
No direct connection has been found between hydraulic fracturing and reports of groundwater contamination, according to a study released Thursday by the Energy Institute at The University of Texas of Austin.

The study found that many of the problems linked to hydraulic fracturing are related to common oil and gas drilling operations such as casing failures or poor cement jobs.

Researchers also concluded that many reports of contamination can be traced to above-ground split or other mishandling of wastewater produced from shale gas drilling, rather than hydraulic fracturing per se, said Charles "Chip" Groat, an Energy Institute associate director who led the project.

"These problems are not unique to hydraulic fracturing," Groat said in a statement.

After You've Gone, Rhythm Sophie

2 comments:

  1. embraceyourinnerhillbillyFebruary 18, 2012 at 7:06 PM

    Not about the Bakken.

    http://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/

    Bruce,

    I thought you might like this...Tribute concert in SF tomorrow, streaming live on the web.

    Peter

    As City Insider reports, the Recreation and Park Commission announced it's organizing a Warren Hellman tribute concert honoring the beloved philanthropist and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder who passed away last month.

    Update: The concert will take place on Sunday, February 19th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Great Highway between JFK Drive and Lincoln Ave. (Ocean Beach). Get there early! A limited number of people will be allowed into the concert, but the show will also be streamed live on the Hardly Strictly website.

    Here's the full line-up in order of performance:

    Poor Man's Whiskey
    John Doe
    Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin
    Dry Branch Fire Squad
    Steve Earle
    Buddy Miller
    The Wronglers with Jimmie Dale Gilmore
    Gillian Welch
    Boz Scaggs
    Old Crow Medicine Show
    Robert Earl Keen
    Emmylou Harris with special guest The Go to Hell Man Clan.

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    1. Sorry I got to this late; I was gone all weekend. I did not check e-mail, or blog, for almost 48 hours. But great lineup.

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