Yes. There are a host of questions regarding the impacts of wastewater from gas drilling that we wish someone had time to research. There has been extensive drilling in Colorado and Wyoming for some years, and recently in Pennsylvania, as well as regular gas well drilling in WV for many years. It is regulated by state agencies, so there should be data available. What data is not available would also be of interest.

If this sounds like a subject of interest, Traci, get in touch with me, and we can explore this further.

Beth Little

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From: ec-bounces@osenergy.org [mailto:ec-bounces@osenergy.org] On Behalf Of Rodger Dotson Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 8:30 AM To: WV Chapter Energy Committee Cc: upallnightwithalex@yahoo.com Subject: [EC] Fwd: Service Learning Project/ West Virginia University

Does anyone have an idea and be willing to get Traci started on a project?

thanks, Rodger

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Rock upallnightwithalex@yahoo.com Date: Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 1:00 AM Subject: Service Learning Project/ West Virginia University To: Rodger Dotson bhaddaka@gmail.com

Dear Roger,

I am a graduate student at WVu and I am interested in working with the Sierra Club for a Service Learning project as part of a minor field for my PhD. Does the local chapter of the Sierra Club take on students as volunteers? I am interested in a variety of environmental areas, including the Decker's Creek clean up project and mountaintop removal.

Please let me know if you would be interested in taking on a student volunteer. Your time would be minimal as there are very few forms to fill out. I would be responsible for the projectand volunteer hours.

I have been a Sierra Club member for some time now, and I look forward to committing my time and effort to the local chapter here in Morgantown.

Cheers Traci Scully

--- On Fri, 2/6/09, Rodger Dotson bhaddaka@gmail.com wrote:

From: Rodger Dotson bhaddaka@gmail.com Subject: February Program Meeting for the Mon Group Sierra Club To: bhaddaka@gmail.com Date: Friday, February 6, 2009, 7:08 AM

Greetings!

This month we will be co-hosting a meeting with the Friends of Deckers Creek. The topic will be the drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus shale. The meeting will be at 6:30 on Thursday, February 19, at the WVU Agricultural Sciences Building.

The Marcellus shale, which lies beneath most of West Virginia, has the potential to be the largest natural gas source in history. While burning natural gas has lower greenhouse gas emissions than other fossil fuels, this drilling has other environmental impacts that may negatively affect our environment. To date, most of the drilling in the Marcellus shale has occurred in Pennsylvania and has resulted in increased solids in the Monongahela River. Another surface water concern is the use of proprietary chemicals used while drilling a gas well. Unfortunately, WV does not have the regulatory measures in place to adequately protect our environment from the predicted increase in drilling.

Please see the attached flier for more details

thanks, Rodger

This is a followup response to make sure my first one got through.

There are a variety of questions to research regarding how wastewater from Marcellus shale gas drilling is/would be handled. It is especially timely in the Morgantown area where the Mon River was recently so high in total dissolved solids (TDS) that it caused problems with a power plant in PA, plus home equipment such as water heaters, washing machines and dish washers; and extra water had to be released from Tygart Valley and Stonewall Jackson Lakes, creating a potential water crisis.

If you are interested Traci, let me know, and we can explore further what specific project would suit you.

Beth Little 304-653-4277

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From: ec-bounces@osenergy.org [mailto:ec-bounces@osenergy.org] On Behalf Of Rodger Dotson Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 8:30 AM To: WV Chapter Energy Committee Cc: upallnightwithalex@yahoo.com Subject: [EC] Fwd: Service Learning Project/ West Virginia University

Does anyone have an idea and be willing to get Traci started on a project?

thanks, Rodger

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Rock upallnightwithalex@yahoo.com Date: Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 1:00 AM Subject: Service Learning Project/ West Virginia University To: Rodger Dotson bhaddaka@gmail.com

Dear Roger,

I am a graduate student at WVu and I am interested in working with the Sierra Club for a Service Learning project as part of a minor field for my PhD. Does the local chapter of the Sierra Club take on students as volunteers? I am interested in a variety of environmental areas, including the Decker's Creek clean up project and mountaintop removal.

Please let me know if you would be interested in taking on a student volunteer. Your time would be minimal as there are very few forms to fill out. I would be responsible for the projectand volunteer hours.

I have been a Sierra Club member for some time now, and I look forward to committing my time and effort to the local chapter here in Morgantown.

Cheers Traci Scully

--- On Fri, 2/6/09, Rodger Dotson bhaddaka@gmail.com wrote:

From: Rodger Dotson bhaddaka@gmail.com Subject: February Program Meeting for the Mon Group Sierra Club To: bhaddaka@gmail.com Date: Friday, February 6, 2009, 7:08 AM

Greetings!

This month we will be co-hosting a meeting with the Friends of Deckers Creek. The topic will be the drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus shale. The meeting will be at 6:30 on Thursday, February 19, at the WVU Agricultural Sciences Building.

The Marcellus shale, which lies beneath most of West Virginia, has the potential to be the largest natural gas source in history. While burning natural gas has lower greenhouse gas emissions than other fossil fuels, this drilling has other environmental impacts that may negatively affect our environment. To date, most of the drilling in the Marcellus shale has occurred in Pennsylvania and has resulted in increased solids in the Monongahela River. Another surface water concern is the use of proprietary chemicals used while drilling a gas well. Unfortunately, WV does not have the regulatory measures in place to adequately protect our environment from the predicted increase in drilling.

Please see the attached flier for more details

thanks, Rodger