Greetings,

Access to information on hydraulic fracturing can be found here:

[link Point to another website Only the registered members can access] There are multitude of other sources, but this seems less biased them most.

In our experience, fracking in and of itself does not cause significant environmental impacts. However, surface storage and handling of chemicals can lead to surface impact if not managed in accordance with applicable regulations. We have also come to the conclusion that most cases of reported impacts do not derive from fracking, but are the result of poor cementing jobs. The media does not take notice of this distinction, and continues to attribute impacts to fracking.

When considering fracking, water conservation should be implemented to minimize waste disposal costs from flowback and to also reduce other associated costs for chemical additives. Moving analytical equipment to the field can allow rapid characterization of produced waters, enabling reuse to the maximum extent practical.

Just a few things we have learned in our involvement with this technology in many of the shale plays throughout the USA, I thought to pass along.

Bobafet