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Wed, 2013-10-02 10:07 — Gina Angiola
This group focuses on issues related to unconventional hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale regions of Maryland.

This group focuses on issues related to unconventional hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale regions of Maryland.

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Major Study Projects No Long-Term Climate Benefit From Shale Gas Revolution

Mon, 2013-10-21 22:38 — Gina Angiola

Climate Progress, By Joe Romm on October 18, 2013 at 11:13 am

Most claims that shale gas will significantly reduce US carbon emissions in the future are based on little more than hand-waving and wishful thinking. That’s because those claims assume natural gas is replacing coal only, rather than replacing some combination of coal, renewables, nuclear power, and energy efficiency — which is obviously what will happen in the real world.

To figure out what the impact of shale gas is actually going to be, you need an energy-economy model. And since the output of one model depends crucially on the specific assumptions it makes, the best approach would be to look at results of several models. And that is precisely what Stanford’s Energy Modeling Forum does in its new study, “Changing the Game? Emissions and Market Implications of New Natural Gas Supplies Report.”

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New Website Launched for the Marcellus Shale Public Health Study

Fri, 2013-10-18 17:04 — Gina Angiola

VISIT WEBSITE FOR A WEALTH OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HERE

Overview of the Public Health Study

On June 6, 2011, Governor O'Malley issued Executive Order (E.O.) 01.01.2011.11, which established the Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Initiative.  The purpose of the Initiative is to assist regulators in determining whether and how gas production from the Marcellus Shale and other shale formations in Maryland can be accomplished without unacceptable risks of adverse impacts to public health, safety, the environment, and natural resources.  

The purpose of the Marcellus Shale Public Health Study is to evaluate the potential public health impacts associated with drilling in the Marcellus Shale in Maryland.  The study will include:

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