Fracking

" FE’s primary mission is to ensure the nation can continue to rely on traditional resources for clean, secure and affordable energy while enhancing environmental protection."

" Responsible development of America's shale gas resources offers important economic, energy security, and environmental benefits."

"The Energy Resources Program is part of the USGS Energy and Minerals Mission Area that conducts research and assessments on the location, quantity, and quality of mineral and energy resources, including the economic and environmental effects of resource extraction and use."

Hydraulic fracturing accounts for about half of current U.S. crude oil production

"FracTracker Alliance studies, maps, and communicates the risks of oil and gas development to protect our planet and support the renewable energy transformation."

"Fracking is an unsafe process that harms our drinking water and health."

Our mission is to promote the protection and conservation of ground water resources for all beneficial uses, recognizing ground water as a critical component of the ecosystem.

"Fracking for natural gas damages the land, pollutes water and air, and causes illness in surrounding communities."

"Renewables First
The better, cleaner way to meet
our energy needs."

"MEC combines deep environmental policy expertise with close connections to key state and federal decision makers, decades of experience getting things done in the political process, and an ability to rally broad and powerful alliances in support of reforms."

"The process of hydraulic fracturing itself has never caused environmental damage in Michigan. In fact, a recently-released draft of a nationwide study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found no evidence that hydraulic fracturing has led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States."

... Commission works to ensure our nation's oil and natural gas resources are conserved and maximized while protecting health, safety and the environment.