From the Ecological Society of America, fyi, paul

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Dow ddow420@comcast.net Date: Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 7:08 PM Subject: Fwd: [ECOLOG-L] The Ecology of Natural Gas (ESA annual meeting press release) To: Patricia Matejcek Gmail patachek3@gmail.com, Alison Robb < nature@cape.com>, Paul Wilson pjgrunt@gmail.com

*From: *Nadine Lymn Nadine@ESA.ORG *Date: *July 19, 2012 2:17:59 PM EDT * * The Ecology of Natural Gas Scientists examine process chain of natural gas, from rural extraction to urban distribution

"Fracking" stories about shale gas extraction hit the news daily, fueling a growing conflagration between environmental protectionism and economic interests. Otherwise known as hydraulic fracturing, fracking has become a profitable venture thanks to advances in horizontal drilling technology, opening up large US reservoirs and vastly changing the natural gas market. Touted as a clean energy source and a bridge fuel to transition from fossil fuels, natural gas via fracking is also frought with public health and environmental concerns. A session at the upcoming annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America will look at the natural gas process chain, from extraction and processing to transport and distribution.

Read the complete ESA press release: http://www.esa.org/pao/pressreleases.php?uid=121320

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