Unconventional Oil & Natural Gas - First Community Workshop, June 2014, Pittsburgh, PA

June 10, 2014

The first of three community workshops provided an opportunity for the HEI Scientific Committee to hear from interested parties regarding the potential impacts of unconventional oil and natural gas development and recommendations for scientific research to better understand them. In addition, all workshop participants heard a series of technical talks that summarize what is known about potential impacts on human health, communities, and the environment as well as a technical talk regarding the basics of unconventional oil and gas development technology and ongoing research to improve technology/practice to prevent or minimize impacts. Organizational support was provided by the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Politics.

Sessions

Introductions

Daniel S. Greenbaum and Robert O'Keefe
Health Effects Institute
George Hornberger
Vanderbilt University

Technical Presentations Regarding Potential Impacts and Research Priorities

Bernard Goldstein
University of Pittsburgh
Health Issues Related to Unconventional Gas Drilling (UGD)657.65 KB
Alan Krupnick
Resources for the Future
The Local/Community Impacts of Shale Gas Development: What We Know and Don't1.52 MB
Nels Johnson
The Nature Conservancy
Shale Oil and Gas Development: Potential Ecological Impacts in the Appalachians6.06 MB
Richard Haut
Houston Advanced Research Center
The EFD Program: Addressing Environmental Issues and Increasing Environmental Awareness7.52 MB

Facilitated Discussion of Potential Impacts and Research Priorities

Potential Impacts Identified by Workshop Participants for the Committee to Consider for Scientific Research38.58 KB

Location

Mueller Center, Senator John Heinz History Center
1212 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
United States

Program Downloads

Invitation-June 201497.14 KB Agenda-June 201455.05 KB Attendance List-June 201492.58 KB

Contact

Donna Vorhees
 
dvorhees@healtheffects.org
 
+1 617-488-2317

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