Entries by FracTracker Alliance

Hitting Close to Home – Gas Pad Fire in Avella, PA

By Samantha Malone, MPH, CPH – Communications Specialist, Center for Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC), University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH); Doctoral Student, GSPH Natural gas industry violations since 2007. Avella, PA can be found by clicking on the image and then zooming in on the patch of violations in the center […]

Get Trained Online to Use FracTracker: Webinar Series Kickoff!

This article is out of date. Please contact us for more information about being trained to use FracTracker’s system: info@fractracker.org So you have checked out FracTracker’s blog and DataTool, but you’re still not quite sure how to get the most out of this system and you don’t have time to attend one of our in-person […]

Marcellus a Focus of the PA Progressive Summit

January 22-23, 2011 marked the weekend for the PA Progressive Summit hosted in Pittsburgh, PA. Of the many speakers and topics, discussing the potential impacts of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale was of high importance. In case you missed the conference, below are the various Marcellus presentations: Conrad Volz |  Erika Staaf […]

When Messages are in Opposition, Risk Communication Difficult

By Samantha Malone, MPH, CPH – Communications Specialist, Center for Healthy Environments and Communities of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH); Doctoral Student, GSPH Two reports were issued yesterday by credible sources regarding the safety of natural gas drilling in shale formations. The one was issued by the Pennsylvania Department of […]

FracTracker Tutorial 1 Now Available!

Interested in knowing more about how this FracTracker system works? If so, here is a great introductory tutorial by Drew about FracTracker’s blog and maps. This comes at a great time, since the DataTool just logged over 1,500 registered users! For a read-only version of how FracTracker works, click here. And be sure to check […]

Tracking the Effects on Farms

By Samantha Malone, MPH, CPH – Communications Specialist, Center for Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC), University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH); and Doctorate of Public Health (DrPH) Student, GSPH If done improperly (or in excess), shale gas drilling has the potential to contaminate ambient air, surface water, drinking water, and/or ground water. […]

Save the Date: Dr. Ingraffea to speak in Pittsburgh on March 18th

  Dr. Tony Ingraffea Unconventional Gas Development from Shale Plays: Myths and Realities A. R. Ingraffea, Ph.D., P.E. Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering Weiss Presidential Teaching Fellow Cornell University Friday, March 18, 2011 — 3:00 PM Swanson School of Engineering, Benedum Hall, Room 921, University of Pittsburgh Abstract We will explore some myths and […]

Upcoming Event: “Fracking” Our Food: A New Threat to Sustainable Farming

  Speaker: Sandra Steingraber Speaker: Sandra Steingraber – “Morgan Lecturer” World Renowned Ecologist, Author and Cancer Survivor A reception and book signing will follow. New Date! February 3, 2011 — 7pm Dickinson College, Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, Carlisle, PA In this lecture, Steingraber will explore the tangled relationship between petrochemicals and farming, with a special […]