OMG Materials and Resources
This page contains presentations and other resource materials from CWN's recent regional caucus meeting on oil, mining, and gas water pollution in the Lower Mississippi River Basin, which took place in Little Rock, Arkansas, September 15-16th, 2010.
Caucus Handouts:
CWN Statement on the Regulation of Coal Ash
CWN Statement on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
In Harm's Way: Lack of Federal Coal Ash Regulations Endangers Americans and Their Environment - Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice and Sierra Club
NRDC Summary of Oil & Gas Exemptions from Federal Environmental Laws
Hydraulic Fracturing Facts - Earthworks/OGAP
Caucus Presentations:
Natural Gas Development and Surface Water Impacts in Arkansas
Presentation by Debbie Doss, Chair, Arkansas Canoe Club
BP's Deepwater Drilling Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
Presentation by Casey DeMoss Roberts, Assistant Director, Water Resources Program, Gulf Restoration Network
Federal Loopholes and Possible Legislative/Regulatory Fixes
Presentation by Sharon Wilson, Organizer, Texas OGAP
Presentation by Jim Murphy, Wetlands and Water Resources General Counsel, National Wildlife Federation
Kentucky Coal and Water Don't Mix
Presentation by Hank Graddy, Chair, Sierra Club Mississippi River Issue Team
Open Quarry Frac Sand Mining Is Coming to the White River: Are We Ready?
Presentation by Gene Dunaway, Board Member, Friends of the North Fork and White Rivers
Hydraulic Fracking and Water Quality in Garfield County, Colorado
Presentation by Judy Jordon, Oil and Gas Liaison, Garfield County
Shale Gas Development in New York
Presentation by Katherine Nadeau, Water & Natural Resources Program Director, Environmental Advocates of New York
Monitoring the Natural Gas Industry
Presentation by Faith Zerbe, Director of Water Watch Program, Delaware Riverkeeper Network
Reports and Articles:
Gas Drilling
Natural Gas Operations from a Public Health Perspective - article by Dr. Theo Colborn (principal author)
What You Need to Know About Natural Gas Production - (video) The Endocrine Disruption Exchange
The Oil and Gas Industry's Exclusions and Exemptions to Major Environmental Statutes - Earthworks/OGAP
Drill-Right Texas: Best Oil & Gas Development Practices for Texas - Earthworks/OGAP
Protecting New York's Air, Land, Water and People: What's the Hydro-Fracking Rush? - Citizens Campaign for the Environment
Monitoring Impacts of New Gas-Drilling Technologies - Volunteer Monitor article by Faith Zerbe and Candie Wilderman
Preliminary Assessment of the Green House Gas Emissions from Natural Gas Obtained by Hydraulic Fracturing - article by Robert W. Howarth, Cornell University
Affirming Gasland - Josh Fox
Blogs:
Bluedaze: Drilling Reform for Texas
Arkansans for Gas Drilling Accountability
BP Oil Spill Disaster & Gulf Coast Restoration
Common Ground: A Shared Vision for Restoring the Mississippi River Delta - Environmental Defense Fund, Audubon, and National Wildlife Federation
Mobile Baykeeper website
