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State of American Energy Q&A: How to Educate the Public on Hydraulic Fracturing

• Posted Feb 17

As a part of our ongoing efforts to answer your energy-related questions, here is a question from Dan submitted via our website:

Question: Here in Ohio, we need to do more to educate the public. Especially on fracking, the disposal process of production & fracking water. What is our best outlet?

Answer: The United States has abundant natural resources from which to develop natural gas. From the Bakken Formation in North Dakota to the San Juan Basin in the Four Corners region; the Gulf of Mexico to the Marcellus Shale in the Appalachian Basin; ANWR in Alaska to Pinedale in Wyoming; and the Piceance Basin in Colorado to the Chukchi Sea—hydraulic fracturing has safely helped to provide affordable energy for more than 60 years and can continue to help provide the energy we need for many years to come.

In fact, President Obama said in his 2012 State of the Union address, “We have a supply of natural gas that can last America nearly 100 years.  And my administration will take every possible action to safely develop this energy.  Experts believe this will support more than 600,000 jobs by the end of the decade.”

In Ohio, with the focus on the process of hydraulic fracturing, it is especially important to educate the public on this innovative “game-changing” technology.  Along with resources on EnergyfromShale.org and EnergyTomorrow.org, the Energy in Depth Ohio Project continuously provides information and resources on hydraulic fracturing and natural gas development in Ohio. Here, you can also find information on wastewater management in Ohio, managed by the Ohio EPA and Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

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