Environmental and social implications of hydraulic fracturing and gas drilling in the United States: An integrative science and policy workshop

美国水力压裂和天然气钻井的环境和社会影响：综合科学和政策研讨会

• 批准号: 1137904
• 负责人: Avner Vengosh
• 金额: $ 4.55万
• 依托单位: Duke University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-15 至 2013-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1137904&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Environmental; social; implications; hydraulic; fracturing

The goal of this proposal is to bring together representatives of the different sectors (industry, science, regulators, and environmentalists) in a workshop that will address the environmental and social effects of hydraulic fracturing and gas drilling. An interdisciplinary workshop at Duke University is proposed to capture different environmental and social aspects and the scientific, legal, and socio-economic components related to gas extraction. The workshop will address key environmental and social issues related to hydraulic fracturing, including 1) the water-energy nexus (how much water is needed and where water availability could limit hydraulic fracturing), 2) disposal (what are the scientific factors that limit the disposal of toxic and radioactive produced water to the environment), 3) direct environmental impacts (how the different environmental effects could be avoided, mitigated, and regulated), and 4) socio-economic effects (how will the expansion of natural gas exploration via hydraulic fracturing influence U.S. energy security and affect other potential options for energy diversification, including renewable forms of energy, and what will be the socio-economic impacts on the communities in the surrounding areas of gas production?)Given the magnitude of hydraulic fracturing and gas drilling in the U.S., significant public interest is expected from this proposed workshop. Outcomes from this workshop will include publications of the presentations in the workshop in both professional journals and the public. The dissemination of this interdisciplinary dialogue will be also published on a web site designed specifically for the proposed workshop. Finally, the results of the workshop should help engage stakeholders and policymakers in discussions about the results and context for the conclusions reached at the meeting, including holding at least one information session or briefing in Washington, D.C.

这项提议的目标是将不同部门(工业、科学、监管机构和环保主义者)的代表聚集在一个研讨会上，讨论水力压裂和天然气钻井对环境和社会的影响。杜克大学提议举办一次跨学科研讨会，以获取与天然气开采有关的不同环境和社会方面以及科学、法律和社会经济方面的内容。研讨会将讨论与水力压裂有关的关键环境和社会问题，包括1)水与能源的关系(需要多少水以及哪里的水可用来限制水力压裂)，2)处置(限制有毒和放射性产出水对环境的处置的科学因素)，3)直接环境影响(如何避免、减轻和控制不同的环境影响)，以及4)社会经济影响(通过水力压裂扩大天然气勘探将如何影响美国的能源安全和其他潜在的能源多样化选择，包括可再生能源，天然气生产对周边社区的社会经济影响是什么？)鉴于美国水力压裂和天然气钻探的规模，这个拟议中的研讨会预计会引起公众的极大兴趣。这次研讨会的成果将包括在专业期刊和公众上发表研讨会上的发言。这一跨学科对话的传播还将在专门为拟议的讲习班设计的网站上公布。最后，研讨会的成果应有助于让利益攸关方和政策制定者参与讨论会议得出的结论的结果和背景，包括至少在华盛顿特区举行一次情况介绍会或简报会。