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

该提案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的环境和社会影响。建议在杜克大学举办一个跨学科研讨会，以捕捉与天然气开采有关的不同环境和社会方面以及科学、法律的和社会经济组成部分。研讨会将讨论与水力压裂法有关的主要环境和社会问题，包括1）水-能源关系（需要多少水以及水的可用性可能限制水力压裂），2）处置（限制有毒和放射性采出水向环境处置的科学因素是什么），3）直接环境影响（如何避免、减轻和管理不同的环境影响）; 4）社会经济影响（通过水力压裂法扩大天然气勘探将如何影响美国的能源安全，并影响能源多样化的其他潜在选择，包括可再生能源，对天然气生产周边地区的社会经济影响如何？）鉴于美国水力压裂和天然气钻井的规模，预计拟议的讲习班将引起公众的极大兴趣。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。还将在专门为拟议的讲习班设计的网站上公布这一跨学科对话的传播情况。最后，研讨会的成果应有助于让利益攸关方和决策者参与讨论会上达成的结论的成果和背景，包括至少在华盛顿，华盛顿特区举行一次情况介绍会或简报会

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.