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Air Pollution from Shale Gas
Development “is a Certainty”
  - the Evidence for a Ban
                        April 03, 2012
          Mark D’Arcy, Friends of the UNB Woodlot

  Presentation to the Public Safety & Environment Committee,
                      City of Fredericton
My	
  name	
  is	
  Mark	
  D’Arcy	
  and	
  I	
  am	
  with	
  the	
  group	
  
Friends	
  of	
  the	
  UNB	
  Woodlot.	
  	
  We	
  appreciate	
  this	
  
opportunity	
  to	
  make	
  a	
  presentation	
  to	
  the	
  Public	
  
Safety	
  &	
  Environment	
  Committee	
  on	
  the	
  dangers	
  
poised	
  by	
  air	
  pollution	
  if	
  shale	
  gas	
  development	
  is	
  
allowed	
  to	
  proceed	
  in	
  the	
  large	
  regions	
  outside	
  
Fredericton.	
  	
  

We	
  have	
  been	
  active	
  on	
  the	
  University	
  of	
  New	
  
Brunswick	
  Woodlot	
  issue	
  since	
  2007.	
  	
  The	
  UNB	
  
Woodlot	
  represents	
  a	
  microcosm	
  of	
  several	
  key	
  
environmental	
  issues	
  facing	
  our	
  city	
  and	
  also	
  has	
  
been	
  a	
  real	
  litmus	
  test	
  of	
  the	
  environmental	
  
protection	
  policies	
  in	
  our	
  province.	
  	
  	
  
Air Pollution is not just a Public Health issue but a
     critical economic issue for Fredericton:


   “Attracting investment, entrepreneurs, and talented
   professionals and skilled trades people is based largely
  on the quality of life and amenities a community has to
    offer, and excellent healthcare is at the top of the list.
  When potential newcomers to the community hear that
  it can take 2-3 years to make a doctor’s patient list, we
              start to look a lot less appealing.”

               “Fredericton	
  Chamber	
  of	
  Commerce	
  Says	
  Doctor	
  Shortage	
  Still	
  a	
  Pressing	
  Issue”,
               Andrew	
  Steeves,	
  President,	
  Fredericton	
  Chamber	
  of	
  Commerce,	
  March	
  23,	
  2012	
  
                                                 http://www.frederictonchamber.ca/content/250205

                                                      	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
Presentation Outline

1. Sources of air pollution from shale gas operations

2. Toxic chemicals identified to date in this air pollution

3. Emerging health effects from this air pollution

4. Obligations to the public - “precautionary principle”

5. Recommendations

6. Alternative economic development policies
1. Sources of air pollution from shale gas operations
Data	
  has	
  recently	
  come	
  out	
  from	
  government,	
  university	
  
research,	
  and	
  municipalities	
  which	
  show	
  that	
  air	
  pollution	
  
from	
  shale	
  gas	
  development	
  has	
  worse	
  health	
  effects	
  than	
  
the	
  water	
  pollution.	
  Parts	
  of	
  once	
  pristine,	
  rural	
  Wyoming	
  
have	
  smog	
  levels	
  equal	
  to	
  Los	
  Angeles.	
  	
  

Even	
  for	
  residents	
  that	
  live	
  far	
  away	
  from	
  shale	
  gas	
  
operations,	
  the	
  following	
  has	
  become	
  a	
  common	
  statement	
  
about	
  these	
  affected	
  communities:	
  

	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  "Water	
  pollution	
  is	
  a	
  possibility,	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  air	
  pollution	
  is	
  a	
  certainty."	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  (google	
  Dr.	
  Theo	
  Colburn)
Sources of air pollution associated with shale gas
                        operations
1. Intentional venting and flaring of natural gas

2. Diesel emissions from truck traffic

3. Diesel emissions from drilling pads

4. Gas processing at compressor stations

5. Spilled fluids

6. Storage tank emissions
A	
  major	
  source	
  of	
  air	
  pollution	
  is	
  certainly	
  all	
  the	
  
activity	
  around	
  well	
  drilling,	
  hydraulic	
  fracturing,	
  and	
  
completions	
  of	
  shale	
  gas	
  wells:	
  

1.	
  	
  Fracking	
  ,luid	
  chemicals
2.	
  	
  Drilling	
  ,luid	
  chemicals
3.	
  	
  Naturally	
  occurring	
  chemicals	
  (in	
  shale	
  formations)	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  -­‐	
  benzene,	
  arsenic
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  -­‐	
  heavy	
  metals	
  (e.g.	
  cadmium,	
  chromium,	
  lead)	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  -­‐	
  radioactive	
  elements	
  (e.g.	
  barium,	
  lead-­‐210,	
  radium,	
  strontium,	
  
thorium,	
  uranium),	
  which	
  are	
  signatures	
  of	
  this	
  shale	
  rock	
  geology.


  New	
  York	
  State	
  Department	
  of	
  Environmental	
  Conservation	
  (2011).	
  NYS	
  SGEIS	
  revised	
  draft,	
  Section	
  5	
  -­‐	
  
                                                                                http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/75370.html
                                                                                                                                     	
  
     Committee	
  on	
  Energy	
  and	
  Commerce,	
  U.S.	
  House	
  of	
  Representatives	
  (2011).	
  "Chemicals	
  used	
  in	
  
          Hydraulic	
  Fracturing",	
  April	
  2011	
  -­‐	
  http://democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?
           q=news/committee-­‐democrats-­‐release-­‐new-­‐report-­‐detailing-­‐hydraulic-­‐fracturing-­‐products
However,	
  the	
  processing	
  and	
  distribution	
  of	
  the	
  
natural	
  gas	
  is	
  another	
  major	
  source	
  of	
  air	
  pollution.	
  	
  
Processing	
  plants	
  and	
  pipelines	
  often	
  contain	
  large	
  
numbers	
  of	
  pneumatic	
  valves.	
  	
  These	
  valves	
  are	
  
under	
  pressure	
  and	
  leak	
  small	
  quantities	
  of	
  natural	
  
gas.	
  

“Although	
  some	
  processing	
  is	
  done	
  at	
  the	
  
wellhead,	
  gas	
  processing	
  plants	
  miles	
  away	
  
further	
  remove	
  any	
  liquids	
  from	
  the	
  gas	
  to	
  create	
  
pipeline	
  quality	
  gas.	
  	
  Gathering	
  systems	
  may	
  need	
  
?ield	
  compressors	
  to	
  move	
  gas	
  to	
  processing	
  
plants,	
  and	
  larger	
  compressor	
  stations	
  generally	
  
are	
  sited	
  every	
  40	
  to	
  100	
  miles	
  to	
  move	
  gas	
  along	
  
the	
  pipeline	
  and	
  generally	
  contain	
  some	
  type	
  of	
  
liquid	
  separator.”	
  
Text




       Source:	
  based	
  on	
  [SUMI	
  2008])
Source:	
  based	
  on	
  [SUMI	
  2008])
Residents	
  near	
  fracking	
  operations	
  have	
  documented	
  
strong	
  petroleum-­‐like	
  odours,	
  diesel	
  and	
  chemical	
  smells.	
  	
  
These	
  smells	
  are	
  coming	
  from	
  the	
  toxic	
  air	
  pollution	
  from	
  
shale	
  gas	
  operations	
  on	
  the	
  well	
  site,	
  1000s	
  of	
  truck	
  trips	
  
to	
  and	
  from	
  each	
  well,	
  and	
  the	
  gas	
  distribution	
  system	
  
moving	
  the	
  gas	
  through	
  the	
  pipelines.
Fredericton	
  is	
  in	
  a	
  valley	
  and	
  will	
  become	
  a	
  sink	
  for	
  
heavier-­‐than-­‐air	
  toxins	
  that	
  travel	
  long	
  distances	
  from	
  
shale	
  gas	
  wells	
  and	
  compressor	
  stations.

Summer	
  winds	
  are	
  longwise	
  SSW	
  to	
  NNE.	
  	
  Winter	
  
winds	
  are	
  longwise	
  ENE	
  to	
  SSW.	
  These	
  are	
  the	
  two	
  most	
  
predominant	
  winds	
  in	
  NB.	
  	
  “Smog	
  lines”	
  can	
  travel	
  for	
  
up	
  to	
  300	
  kilometres.
	
  
http://www.gnb.ca/0078/Promo/NaturalGas/ObtainingOilGasRights-e.asp
The	
  Department	
  of	
  Natural	
  Resources	
  map	
  showing	
  
shale	
  gas	
  test	
  drilling	
  licenses	
  speaks	
  for	
  itself.	
  	
  These	
  
licenses	
  cover	
  a	
  10-­kilometre	
  radius	
  around	
  
Fredericton,	
  and	
  includes	
  the	
  UNB	
  Woodlot	
  and	
  most	
  
other	
  areas	
  of	
  the	
  City	
  of	
  Fredericton	
  and	
  surrounding	
  
communities.	
  
UNB
Woodlot




          http://www.gnb.ca/0078/Promo/NaturalGas/ObtainingOilGasRights-e.asp
2. Toxic chemicals identified to date in this air pollution
Volatile Organic Compounds

1. Benzene, a known carcinogen

2. Acryloniltrile, a human carcinogen

3. Methylene chloride, a human carcinogen

4. Ethylbenzene, a human carcinogen

5. Xylene
Volatile Organic Compounds

6. 4-ethyltoluene

7. 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene

8. 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene

9. Ethylbenzene, a human carcinogen
Other Toxic Compounds in the Air


1. Carbon disulfide, neurotoxins

2. Naphthalene, a blood poison

3. Pyridines, potential carcinogens
Combustion products & ground-level ozone

1. Carbon monoxide

2. Nitrogen oxide

3. Sulfur dioxide

4. Volatile organic compounds (e.g. PAHs, BTEX, formaldehyde)

5. Small airborne particulates

6. Metals
Greenhouse Gases - Methane & CO2


1. Methane, 20X more potent GHG than CO2

2. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Air Pollution from Trucks is one of worst impacts of
                shale gas development:


     Each well fracked equates to 1000s of truck trips to
                     and from the well.
        “Each well = 1,800 to 2,600 truck drive-bys
       8 well pad site = 14,400 to 20,800 drive-bys”



                                                                                           YouTube:	
  	
  FRACK	
  TRUCK	
  CONVOYS	
  
         (Frack	
  truck	
  impacts	
  on	
  towns	
  and	
  roads,	
  and	
  includes	
  DEC	
  estimates	
  of	
  truckloads	
  per	
  well,	
  
                                Jeffrey	
  Reynolds	
  and	
  James	
  “Chip”	
  Northrup,	
  uploaded	
  February	
  03,	
  2011)
                                              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F93rDR3AOhw&feature=share

                                                                      	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
Ground-­level	
  ozone	
  is	
  a	
  primary	
  ingredient	
  of	
  smog.	
  Higher	
  
temperatures	
  increase	
  ground-­level	
  ozone	
  production,	
  thus	
  
climate	
  change	
  will	
  intensify	
  urban	
  smog.

“In	
  addition	
  to	
  the	
  land	
  and	
  water	
  contamination	
  issues,	
  at	
  
each	
  stage	
  of	
  production	
  and	
  delivery,	
  tons	
  of	
  toxic	
  volatile	
  
compounds,	
  including	
  benzene,	
  toluene,	
  ethylbenzene,	
  xylene,	
  
etc.,	
  and	
  fugitive	
  natural	
  gas	
  (methane),	
  escape	
  and	
  mix	
  with	
  
nitrogen	
  oxides	
  from	
  the	
  exhaust	
  of	
  diesel-­driven,	
  mobile	
  and	
  
stationary	
  equipment	
  to	
  produce	
  ground-­level	
  ozone.	
  	
  Ozone	
  
combined	
  with	
  particulate	
  matter	
  less	
  than	
  2.5	
  microns	
  
produces	
  smog	
  (haze).	
  	
  Gas	
  Eield	
  produced	
  ozone	
  has	
  created	
  a	
  
serious	
  air	
  pollution	
  problem	
  similar	
  to	
  that	
  found	
  in	
  large	
  
urban	
  areas,	
  and	
  can	
  spread	
  up	
  to	
  200	
  miles	
  beyond	
  the	
  
immediate	
  region	
  where	
  gas	
  is	
  being	
  produced.	
  Ozone	
  not	
  only	
  
causes	
  irreversible	
  damage	
  to	
  the	
  lungs,	
  it	
  is	
  equally	
  damaging	
  
to	
  conifers,	
  aspen,	
  forage,	
  alfalfa,	
  and	
  other	
  crops	
  commonly	
  
grown	
  in	
  the	
  West.”	
  
Smog from oil and gas operations is now major
     source in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas:



 Oil and gas operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth
 region emit more smog-causing volatile organic
  compounds (VOCs) than all cars, trucks, buses
 and other mobile sources in the area combined.


                                                           Dallas-­‐Fort	
  Worth	
  Attainment	
  Demonstration	
  
               SIP	
  Revision	
  for	
  the	
  1997	
  Eight-­‐hour	
  Ozone	
  Standard	
  Nonattainment	
  Area	
  

                                            	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
                                                                          Project	
  Number	
  2010-­‐022-­‐SIP-­‐NR
                                                 Texas	
  Commission	
  on	
  Environmental	
  Quality	
  (TCEQ)	
  
                                                                                              December	
  7,	
  2011
                                     http://m.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/sip/dfw_revisions.html	
  
3. Emerging health effects from this air pollution
Only	
  recently	
  have	
  New	
  Brunswickers	
  learned	
  about	
  
the	
  serious	
  threats	
  to	
  our	
  air	
  quality	
  from	
  shale	
  gas	
  
development.	
  	
  	
  In	
  the	
  Fall	
  of	
  2011,	
  three	
  key	
  speakers	
  
came	
  to	
  our	
  province:	
  	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  -­‐	
  Dr.	
  Anthony	
  Ingraffea	
  from	
  Cornell	
  University	
  	
  
spoke	
  in	
  Moncton	
  and	
  Fredericton;	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  -­‐	
  Calvin	
  Tillman	
  (former	
  Mayor	
  of	
  Dish,	
  Texas)	
  
spoke	
  in	
  Memramcook,	
  Richibucto,	
  Fredericton,	
  
Minto/Chipman,	
  and	
  Woodstock;	
  	
  and	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  -­‐	
  Jessica	
  Ernst	
  (Rosebud,	
  Alberta)	
  spoke	
  in	
  
Memramcook.	
  	
  

You	
  can	
  Google	
  their	
  presentations	
  on	
  YouTube.	
  	
  
They	
  painted	
  a	
  picture	
  of	
  a	
  very	
  new	
  technology	
  and	
  
industry	
  that	
  is	
  under-­‐regulated,	
  contaminates	
  air	
  and	
  
water	
  with	
  human	
  carcinogens,	
  industrializes	
  our	
  
farming,	
  hunting	
  &	
  nishing	
  areas,	
  ruins	
  our	
  roads	
  and	
  
bridges,	
  and	
  does	
  not	
  deliver	
  on	
  promised	
  local	
  jobs.	
  	
  

In	
  fact,	
  their	
  concerns	
  are	
  supported	
  by	
  the	
  new	
  
assessment	
  by	
  the	
  U.S.	
  Secretary	
  of	
  Energy.	
  	
  Their	
  second	
  
and	
  ninal	
  90-­‐day	
  draft	
  report	
  was	
  issued	
  by	
  a	
  federal	
  
panel	
  on	
  shale	
  gas	
  drilling:
The Office of the U.S. Secretary of Energy issued this
          report on November 18, 2011:




      "current regulations are potentially insufficient
          to protect health and the environment."




                 REPORT	
  -­‐	
  SHALE	
  GAS	
  PRODUCTION	
  SUBCOMMITTEE	
  2nd	
  90-­‐DAY	
  REPORT	
  
                                                      (issued	
  by	
  a	
  federal	
  panel	
  on	
  shale	
  gas	
  drilling,	
  
                                                                        Secretary	
  of	
  Energy,	
  Nov.	
  18,	
  2011)
                    http://www.shalegas.energy.gov/resources/111011_90_day_report.pdf

                                                      	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
Air	
  pollution	
  from	
  truck	
  trafnic	
  and	
  diesel	
  generators	
  
can	
  cause	
  impaired	
  lung	
  function,	
  shortness	
  of	
  
breath,	
  wheezing,	
  asthma	
  attacks	
  and	
  premature	
  
death.	
  	
  Children	
  and	
  the	
  elderly	
  are	
  especially	
  
vulnerable.



	
  	
  	
  	
  
Ozone is associated with premature death and
         believed to promote cancer

     "Ozone can travel up to 200 miles beyond the gas
  production area (Colborn, et al., 2011). While not a
     direct carcinogen, ozone exposure is strongly
   associated with premature death and is believed to
 promote the development of metastases, thus making
 cancer more lethal (Breslin, 1995; Fann et al., 2011).
    Exposure to traffic exhaust and petroleum fumes
   further potentiates tumor formation and increase
            cancer risk (Hanas et al., 2010)."
                            	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
Acute symptoms of residents associated with odors
             from shale gas operations

1. Severe headaches

2. Nosebleeds, persistent and heavy, much different than
the average nose bleed a human carcinogen

3. Full body rash
Childhood cancers linked to air pollution from
           combustion processes

     "Childhood cancers/leukemia births are closely
   associated with high atmospheric emissions from
   combustion processes, mainly oil based, and from
 organic evaporation. Demonstrated associations with
    1,3 - butadiene, dioxins, and benz(a)pyrene, but
   possibly others as well, are probably causal. Such
   toxic emissions may account for a majority of all
                         cases. "
      Knox, E.G. 2005. “Childhood cancers and atmospheric carcinogens,” Journal of
                            Epidemio. Community Health. 2005:59:101-105. p. 101,	
  
                                http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1733004/

                                         	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
Lung, breast, and bladder cancers linked to air
                   pollution

    “Fracking pollutes the air with known and suspected
 human carcinogens. Air pollutants from fracking take the
  form of diesel exhaust (from trucks, pumps, condensers,
 earthmoving machines, and other heavy equipment) along
    with volatile organic compounds, including benzene
(released from the wellheads themselves) and formaldehyde
   (produced by compressor station engines). Exposure to
these air pollutants have been demonstrably linked to lung,
 breast, and bladder cancers (Brody et al., 2007; Liu et al.,
                            2009).
We now know that shale gas development blankets
distant communities downwind with known carcinogens
              & asthma-causing smog.
Childhood asthma associated with shale gas sites
           in the U.S. State of Texas


  Texas	
  hospital	
  records	
  	
  in	
  six	
  counties	
  with	
  some	
  of	
  the	
  
  I


  heaviest	
  shale	
  gas	
  drilling,	
  including	
  the	
  Barnett	
  Shale	
  
  region,	
  found	
  that	
  "children	
  in	
  the	
  community	
  ages	
  6-­9	
  
  are	
  three	
  times	
  more	
  likely	
  to	
  have	
  asthma	
  than	
  the	
  
  average	
  for	
  that	
  age	
  group	
  in	
  the	
  State	
  of	
  Texas."	
  

  Baylor	
  University’s	
  results	
  published	
  in	
  2009	
  showed	
  
  that	
  childhood	
  asthma	
  rates	
  in	
  the	
  Tarrant	
  County	
  area	
  
  of	
  the	
  Barnett	
  Shale	
  were	
  more	
  than	
  double	
  the	
  national	
  
  average.
Cancers associated with oil and gas sites
        in the U.S. State of Colorado



“Using	
  US	
  EPA	
  risk	
  assessment	
  tools	
  to	
  examine	
  
carcinogenic	
  effects	
  of	
  air	
  quality	
  at	
  oil	
  and	
  gas	
  sites,	
  
researchers	
  in	
  Colorado	
  found	
  excess	
  cancer	
  risks	
  from	
  
air	
  pollution	
  alone	
  (from	
  5	
  to	
  58	
  additional	
  cancers	
  per	
  
million).	
  At	
  86	
  percent	
  of	
  these	
  sites,	
  the	
  human	
  
carcinogen	
  benzene	
  was	
  found	
  at	
  hazardous	
  levels.	
  
Airborne	
  concentrations	
  of	
  other	
  carcinogens	
  were	
  
also	
  elevated	
  (Witter	
  et	
  al.,	
  2008).”
One	
  canary	
  in	
  the	
  coalmine	
  for	
  shale	
  gas	
  development	
  
may	
  be	
  breast	
  cancer.	
  	
  Although	
  the	
  breast	
  cancer	
  rate	
  is	
  
dropping	
  	
  in	
  many	
  parts	
  of	
  Texas,	
  the	
  incidence	
  of	
  breast	
  
cancer	
  is	
  rising	
  in	
  parts	
  where	
  the	
  shale	
  gas	
  industry	
  
exists.	
  

“According	
  to	
  the	
  Texas	
  Commission	
  on	
  Environmental	
  
Quality's	
  2010	
  inventory	
  of	
  gas	
  production	
  equipment	
  in	
  
the	
  24	
  counties	
  of	
  the	
  Barnett	
  Shale,	
  the	
  same	
  six	
  counties	
  
with	
  rising	
  rates	
  of	
  invasive	
  breast	
  cancer	
  also	
  have	
  the	
  
highest	
  count	
  of	
  compressors,	
  separators,	
  tanks	
  and	
  other	
  
above-­ground	
  points	
  of	
  emissions.”

Looking	
  at	
  the	
  map	
  of	
  254	
  counties	
  in	
  Texas,	
  “You	
  will	
  
notice	
  that	
  the	
  counties	
  in	
  which	
  you	
  have	
  heavier	
  drilling	
  
activity	
  perfectly	
  matches	
  the	
  jump	
  in	
  breast	
  cancer	
  rates.”
http://www.damascuscitizensforsustainability.org/2011/09/breast-cancer-rates-jump-in-the-barnett-shale/
                                           Breast Cancer Rates Jump in the Barnett Shale
                                                                                 September 3, 2011
And	
  new	
  research	
  out	
  in	
  March	
  2012	
  shows	
  that	
  a	
  dose	
  
response	
  which	
  is	
  signinicant	
  because	
  it	
  is	
  associated	
  with	
  
a	
  high	
  correlation	
  of	
  the	
  health	
  effect	
  to	
  the	
  source	
  of	
  the	
  
toxin.	
  	
  Their	
  report	
  includes	
  health	
  data	
  of	
  those	
  living	
  
about	
  a	
  half-­‐mile	
  from	
  the	
  shale	
  gas	
  wells,	
  together	
  with	
  
air	
  pollution	
  data	
  collected	
  for	
  three	
  (3)	
  years:
Colorado School of Public Health released results
   from their 3-year study on March 19, 2012:



    "We also calculated higher cancer risks for residents
  living nearer to the wells as compared to those residing
    further [away]. Benzene is the major contributor to
      lifetime excess cancer risk from both scenarios."



                                        (in	
  an	
  upcoming	
  edition	
  of	
  Science	
  of	
  the	
  Total	
  Environment,	
  
                                                                                    Dr.	
  Lisa	
  McKenzie,	
  lead	
  author)
      http://ecowatch.org/2012/study-­‐shows-­‐air-­‐emissions-­‐near-­‐fracking-­‐sites-­‐may-­‐impact-­‐health/

                                                                	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
The	
  ninal	
  and	
  the	
  single-­‐largest	
  health	
  threat	
  is	
  
climate	
  change.	
  	
  Our	
  atmosphere	
  is	
  now	
  moving	
  past	
  
400ppm	
  and	
  our	
  children	
  will	
  see	
  CO2	
  levels	
  move	
  
past	
  550ppm	
  by	
  2050.	
  	
  	
  The	
  latest	
  climate	
  models	
  
(March	
  2012)	
  predict	
  that	
  temperatures	
  could	
  rise	
  
by	
  3*C	
  by	
  2050,	
  and	
  6*C	
  by	
  2010,	
  based	
  on	
  mid-­‐
range	
  emissions.	
  	
  	
  

For	
  the	
  future	
  health	
  and	
  security	
  of	
  our	
  children	
  and	
  
grandchildren,	
  the	
  data	
  from	
  climate	
  change	
  
scientists,	
  including	
  NASA’s	
  James	
  Hansen,	
  prove	
  that	
  
we	
  must	
  leave	
  coal	
  and	
  unconventionals	
  such	
  as	
  
shale	
  gas	
  in	
  the	
  ground.	
  
Faith Birol, Chief Economist for the International
               Energy Agency (IEA):


   “When I look at this data, the trend is perfectly in line
with a temperature increase of 6 degrees Celsius [11°F],
which would have devastating consequences for the
planet.”


  “Even school children know this will have catastrophic
implications for all of us.”
4. Obligations to the public - “precautionary principle”

                 Public health and safety
“Home	
  Rules”


Two	
  higher	
  court	
  decisions	
  in	
  the	
  United	
  States	
  have	
  
recently	
  ruled	
  that	
  municipalities	
  have	
  the	
  right	
  to	
  
ban	
  high-­‐impact	
  industrial	
  activity	
  such	
  as	
  shale	
  gas	
  
operations.	
  	
  

To	
  date,	
  154	
  municipalities	
  in	
  New	
  York	
  State	
  
have	
  passed	
  a	
  ban	
  or	
  moratorium(or	
  in	
  the	
  process	
  
of	
  doing	
  so).	
  	
  90%	
  of	
  these	
  cities	
  and	
  towns	
  are	
  
located	
  on	
  the	
  Marcellus	
  Shale.	
  	
  	
  
Fundamental obligations to follow
        the precautionary principle



The Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy
Energy recommended a U.S. national moratorium
on fracking until human health impacts are
researched.




                        Physicians	
  Scientists	
  &	
  Engineers	
  for	
  Healthy	
  Energy
                                        http://www.psehealthyenergy.org/
Under the Municipalities Act, it clearly states
            their obligations:

“36(2.1)	
  	
  A	
  councillor	
  of	
  a	
  municipality	
  shall
	
  	
  	
  	
  
(a)	
  consider	
  the	
  welfare	
  and	
  interests	
  of	
  the	
  
entire	
  municipality	
  when	
  making	
  decisions

(b)	
  bring	
  to	
  the	
  attention	
  of	
  council	
  matters	
  
thatmay	
  promote	
  the	
  welfare	
  or	
  interests	
  of	
  	
  
the	
  municipality,”	
  
 	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  (page	
  65)
                                                                                                                                                         	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
          	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  http://www.canlii.org/en/nb/laws/stat/rsnb-­‐1973-­‐c-­‐m-­‐22/
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Fundamental obligations to protect
         public health and safety



- duty to protect citizens from unnecessary &
easily avoidable health risks

- duty to protect our air from contamination

- duty to start a monitoring program for volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) in Fredericton
5. Recommendations:

Ban Shale Gas Development in UNB Woodlot and City;
     Resolution for a Ban to UMNB and Province;
         Implement Air Monitoring of VOCs.
Recommendations:
To ask our individual Councillors for a public
debate and vote by Council:


(1) to ban high-impact industrial land use, including shale
gas development, from the Fredericton city limits;
Cities in New Brunswick have the power to regulate their
own zoning by-law. Each city have their own unique land
use controls, which makes sense when you consider that
cities actually look different from one another. The
Province of New Brunswick does not take a cookie-cutter
approach to controlling land use. My own house is in a
residential block zoned 'TP-3A', a zone unique to
Fredericton and not found elsewhere in New Brunswick.

Fredericton updated its own Municipal Plan in 2007 and
this plan was approved by the Province. Under the
Community Planning Act, our city has the autonomy to
make their plan work using various land use instruments.
In addition to the Zoning By-law, Fredericton has control
over its subdivision by-law, building by-law, deferred
widening by-law, & controlled access street by-law.
Recommendations:
To ask our individual Councillors for a public
debate and vote by Council:


(1) to ban high-impact industrial land use, including shale
gas development, from the Fredericton city limits;

(2) to adopt resolution asking the Union of the
Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB), and the
Provincial Government, to ban shale gas development
from the province; and
Recommendations:
To ask our individual Councillors for a public
debate and vote by Council:


(1) to ban high-impact industrial land use, including shale
gas development, from the Fredericton city limits;

(2) to adopt resolution asking the Union of the
Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB), and the
Provincial Government, to ban shale gas development
from the province; and

        (3) to implement air monitoring of volatile
        organic compounds (VOCs) in Fredericton.
BASELINE	
  &	
  ONGOING	
  AIR	
  MONITORING	
  OF	
  VOCs

Sampling:	
  	
  VOCs	
  are	
  monitored	
  using	
  a	
  6	
  L	
  stainless	
  
steel	
  electropolished	
  (SUMMA)	
  canister.	
  Air	
  samples	
  
are	
  collected	
  by	
  drawing	
  air	
  into	
  the	
  canister	
  at	
  a	
  
constant	
  rate	
  (10	
  to	
  15	
  mL/min)	
  for	
  a	
  24-­‐hour	
  time	
  
period.

Analysis:	
  	
  The	
  SUMMA	
  canisters	
  are	
  sent	
  to	
  Ottawa	
  
and	
  tested	
  for	
  over	
  150	
  hydrocarbon	
  species	
  (e.g.	
  
Environment	
  Canada	
  Environmental	
  Technology	
  
Centre).
6. Alternative economic development strategies
Recommendations:
        These initiatives will create substantially more long-term
        jobs AND improve our quality of life:

1.	
  	
  Invest	
  in	
  a	
  strong	
  education	
  system	
  (early	
  learning	
  to	
  trade	
  colleges	
  and	
  universities).	
  
2.	
  	
  Establish	
  Low-­‐Carbon	
  Infrastructure	
  Investment	
  Funds	
  owned	
  by	
  Pension	
  Funds.	
  
3.	
  	
  Community	
  forest	
  ownership.	
  
4.	
  	
  Implement	
  policies	
  for	
  the	
  manufacture	
  of	
  community	
  value-­‐added	
  forest	
  products	
  for	
  
NBer's	
  first	
  (e.g.	
  wood	
  fibre	
  insulation	
  for	
  energy-­‐saving	
  building	
  retrofits	
  and	
  construction).
5.	
  Implement	
  a	
  strong	
  industrialization	
  policy	
  across	
  all	
  levels	
  of	
  government.	
  
6.	
  Implement	
  community	
  economic	
  development	
  investment	
  funds	
  (e.g.	
  CEDIFs).	
  
7.	
  Reverse	
  personal	
  and	
  corporate	
  tax	
  reductions.	
  
8.	
  Establish	
  ninancial	
  instruments	
  for	
  renewable	
  energy	
  in	
  cities.	
  
9.	
  Develop	
  an	
  international	
  tourist	
  industry	
  -­‐	
  biking,	
  cross-­‐county	
  skiing,	
  river	
  tours	
  etc.	
  
Make	
  New	
  Brunswick	
  the	
  “Costa	
  Rica	
  of	
  the	
  North”.
10.	
  	
  Implement	
  strong	
  policies	
  to	
  encourage	
  local	
  food	
  production.
11.	
  	
  Phase	
  out	
  subsidies	
  to	
  oil	
  and	
  gas	
  companies.	
  
12.	
  	
  Implement	
  a	
  modest	
  carbon	
  tax	
  (e.g.	
  $10/ton	
  CO2).	
  
Some recommended presentations:
	
  	
  

(1)	
  Jan.	
  10	
  Statehouse	
  Fracking	
  Protest	
  Part	
  2.mov	
  (powerful	
  &	
  moving	
  10-­‐
minute	
  speech	
  by	
  Ohio	
  woman	
  on	
  shale	
  gas	
  and	
  her	
  serious	
  health	
  problems)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6hB33D105ak

(2)	
  Dr	
  Anthony	
  Ingraffea	
  in	
  Moncton	
  NB	
  Part	
  1	
  of	
  3	
  (Dr.	
  Ingraffea	
  is	
  an	
  
engineering	
  professor/researcher	
  at	
  Cornell	
  University,	
  one	
  of	
  the	
  founding	
  fathers	
  of	
  
hydraulic	
  fracturing	
  technology,	
  and	
  an	
  expert	
  on	
  well	
  casing	
  integrity.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD7koag4QqE&feature=related

(3)	
  "Finishing"	
  a	
  gas	
  well	
  in	
  Dimock,	
  PA	
  (huge	
  air	
  emissions	
  coming	
  from	
  well)	
  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=DRkEmyofXwM&list=UU7Eph33czawYR2ZKZrexS0Q&index=11&feature=plcp

(4)	
  Be...	
  Without	
  Water?	
  (New	
  Brunswick	
  documentary	
  about	
  how	
  local	
  
communities	
  are	
  treated	
  by	
  gas	
  industry,	
  42:58)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=aK0NMTMXHSw
Some important quotations:
“If	
  you	
  were	
  looking	
  for	
  a	
  way	
  to	
  poison	
  the	
  drinking	
  water	
  supply,	
  you	
  couldn’t	
  
?ind	
  a	
  more	
  chillingly	
  effective	
  and	
  thorough	
  method	
  of	
  doing	
  so	
  than	
  with	
  
Hydraulic	
  Fracturing”	
  	
  (Dr.	
  Paul	
  Hetzler,	
  NY	
  Dept	
  of	
  Environmental	
  Conservation)


“We	
  can’t	
  afford	
  multi-­million-­dollar	
  water	
  pollution	
  cleanups	
  or	
  earthquakes	
  
that	
  could	
  pose	
  risks	
  to	
  homes	
  and	
  health.”	
  (Dusty	
  Horwitt,	
  Senior	
  Counsel	
  and	
  
chief	
  natural	
  resources	
  analyst	
  at	
  Environmental	
  Working	
  Group,	
  U.S.	
  Geological	
  
Survey,	
  in	
  April	
  2012	
  study,	
  published	
  by	
  the	
  Seismological	
  Society	
  of	
  America)


"The	
  situation	
  we're	
  creating	
  for	
  young	
  people	
  and	
  future	
  generations	
  is	
  that	
  
we're	
  handing	
  them	
  a	
  climate	
  system	
  which	
  is	
  potentially	
  out	
  of	
  their	
  control.	
  	
  
We're	
  in	
  an	
  emergency:	
  you	
  can	
  see	
  what's	
  on	
  the	
  horizon	
  over	
  the	
  next	
  few	
  
decades	
  with	
  the	
  effects	
  it	
  will	
  have	
  on	
  ecosystems,	
  sea	
  level	
  and	
  species	
  
extinction."	
  (Dr.	
  James	
  Hansen,	
  Director	
  of	
  NASA's	
  Goddard	
  Institute	
  for	
  Space	
  
Studies,	
  April	
  2012	
  lecture	
  at	
  Edinburgh	
  International	
  Science	
  Festival	
  )
Friends of the UNB Woodlot
                          unbwoodlot.org
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Friends of the UNB Woodlot - 2nd Presentation to the Public Safety and Environment Committee, City of Fredericton (April 06, 2012)

  • 1. Air Pollution from Shale Gas Development “is a Certainty” - the Evidence for a Ban April 03, 2012 Mark D’Arcy, Friends of the UNB Woodlot Presentation to the Public Safety & Environment Committee, City of Fredericton
  • 2. My  name  is  Mark  D’Arcy  and  I  am  with  the  group   Friends  of  the  UNB  Woodlot.    We  appreciate  this   opportunity  to  make  a  presentation  to  the  Public   Safety  &  Environment  Committee  on  the  dangers   poised  by  air  pollution  if  shale  gas  development  is   allowed  to  proceed  in  the  large  regions  outside   Fredericton.     We  have  been  active  on  the  University  of  New   Brunswick  Woodlot  issue  since  2007.    The  UNB   Woodlot  represents  a  microcosm  of  several  key   environmental  issues  facing  our  city  and  also  has   been  a  real  litmus  test  of  the  environmental   protection  policies  in  our  province.      
  • 3. Air Pollution is not just a Public Health issue but a critical economic issue for Fredericton: “Attracting investment, entrepreneurs, and talented professionals and skilled trades people is based largely on the quality of life and amenities a community has to offer, and excellent healthcare is at the top of the list. When potential newcomers to the community hear that it can take 2-3 years to make a doctor’s patient list, we start to look a lot less appealing.” “Fredericton  Chamber  of  Commerce  Says  Doctor  Shortage  Still  a  Pressing  Issue”, Andrew  Steeves,  President,  Fredericton  Chamber  of  Commerce,  March  23,  2012   http://www.frederictonchamber.ca/content/250205                                                                                  
  • 4. Presentation Outline 1. Sources of air pollution from shale gas operations 2. Toxic chemicals identified to date in this air pollution 3. Emerging health effects from this air pollution 4. Obligations to the public - “precautionary principle” 5. Recommendations 6. Alternative economic development policies
  • 5. 1. Sources of air pollution from shale gas operations
  • 6. Data  has  recently  come  out  from  government,  university   research,  and  municipalities  which  show  that  air  pollution   from  shale  gas  development  has  worse  health  effects  than   the  water  pollution.  Parts  of  once  pristine,  rural  Wyoming   have  smog  levels  equal  to  Los  Angeles.     Even  for  residents  that  live  far  away  from  shale  gas   operations,  the  following  has  become  a  common  statement   about  these  affected  communities:                      "Water  pollution  is  a  possibility,                                                                  air  pollution  is  a  certainty."                                                                                                              (google  Dr.  Theo  Colburn)
  • 7. Sources of air pollution associated with shale gas operations 1. Intentional venting and flaring of natural gas 2. Diesel emissions from truck traffic 3. Diesel emissions from drilling pads 4. Gas processing at compressor stations 5. Spilled fluids 6. Storage tank emissions
  • 8. A  major  source  of  air  pollution  is  certainly  all  the   activity  around  well  drilling,  hydraulic  fracturing,  and   completions  of  shale  gas  wells:   1.    Fracking  ,luid  chemicals 2.    Drilling  ,luid  chemicals 3.    Naturally  occurring  chemicals  (in  shale  formations)            -­‐  benzene,  arsenic          -­‐  heavy  metals  (e.g.  cadmium,  chromium,  lead)            -­‐  radioactive  elements  (e.g.  barium,  lead-­‐210,  radium,  strontium,   thorium,  uranium),  which  are  signatures  of  this  shale  rock  geology. New  York  State  Department  of  Environmental  Conservation  (2011).  NYS  SGEIS  revised  draft,  Section  5  -­‐   http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/75370.html   Committee  on  Energy  and  Commerce,  U.S.  House  of  Representatives  (2011).  "Chemicals  used  in   Hydraulic  Fracturing",  April  2011  -­‐  http://democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/index.php? q=news/committee-­‐democrats-­‐release-­‐new-­‐report-­‐detailing-­‐hydraulic-­‐fracturing-­‐products
  • 9. However,  the  processing  and  distribution  of  the   natural  gas  is  another  major  source  of  air  pollution.     Processing  plants  and  pipelines  often  contain  large   numbers  of  pneumatic  valves.    These  valves  are   under  pressure  and  leak  small  quantities  of  natural   gas.   “Although  some  processing  is  done  at  the   wellhead,  gas  processing  plants  miles  away   further  remove  any  liquids  from  the  gas  to  create   pipeline  quality  gas.    Gathering  systems  may  need   ?ield  compressors  to  move  gas  to  processing   plants,  and  larger  compressor  stations  generally   are  sited  every  40  to  100  miles  to  move  gas  along   the  pipeline  and  generally  contain  some  type  of   liquid  separator.”  
  • 10. Text Source:  based  on  [SUMI  2008])
  • 11. Source:  based  on  [SUMI  2008])
  • 12. Residents  near  fracking  operations  have  documented   strong  petroleum-­‐like  odours,  diesel  and  chemical  smells.     These  smells  are  coming  from  the  toxic  air  pollution  from   shale  gas  operations  on  the  well  site,  1000s  of  truck  trips   to  and  from  each  well,  and  the  gas  distribution  system   moving  the  gas  through  the  pipelines.
  • 13. Fredericton  is  in  a  valley  and  will  become  a  sink  for   heavier-­‐than-­‐air  toxins  that  travel  long  distances  from   shale  gas  wells  and  compressor  stations. Summer  winds  are  longwise  SSW  to  NNE.    Winter   winds  are  longwise  ENE  to  SSW.  These  are  the  two  most   predominant  winds  in  NB.    “Smog  lines”  can  travel  for   up  to  300  kilometres.  
  • 15. The  Department  of  Natural  Resources  map  showing   shale  gas  test  drilling  licenses  speaks  for  itself.    These   licenses  cover  a  10-­kilometre  radius  around   Fredericton,  and  includes  the  UNB  Woodlot  and  most   other  areas  of  the  City  of  Fredericton  and  surrounding   communities.  
  • 16. UNB Woodlot http://www.gnb.ca/0078/Promo/NaturalGas/ObtainingOilGasRights-e.asp
  • 17. 2. Toxic chemicals identified to date in this air pollution
  • 18. Volatile Organic Compounds 1. Benzene, a known carcinogen 2. Acryloniltrile, a human carcinogen 3. Methylene chloride, a human carcinogen 4. Ethylbenzene, a human carcinogen 5. Xylene
  • 19. Volatile Organic Compounds 6. 4-ethyltoluene 7. 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene 8. 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene 9. Ethylbenzene, a human carcinogen
  • 20. Other Toxic Compounds in the Air 1. Carbon disulfide, neurotoxins 2. Naphthalene, a blood poison 3. Pyridines, potential carcinogens
  • 21. Combustion products & ground-level ozone 1. Carbon monoxide 2. Nitrogen oxide 3. Sulfur dioxide 4. Volatile organic compounds (e.g. PAHs, BTEX, formaldehyde) 5. Small airborne particulates 6. Metals
  • 22. Greenhouse Gases - Methane & CO2 1. Methane, 20X more potent GHG than CO2 2. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
  • 23. Air Pollution from Trucks is one of worst impacts of shale gas development: Each well fracked equates to 1000s of truck trips to and from the well. “Each well = 1,800 to 2,600 truck drive-bys 8 well pad site = 14,400 to 20,800 drive-bys” YouTube:    FRACK  TRUCK  CONVOYS   (Frack  truck  impacts  on  towns  and  roads,  and  includes  DEC  estimates  of  truckloads  per  well,   Jeffrey  Reynolds  and  James  “Chip”  Northrup,  uploaded  February  03,  2011) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F93rDR3AOhw&feature=share                                                                                  
  • 24. Ground-­level  ozone  is  a  primary  ingredient  of  smog.  Higher   temperatures  increase  ground-­level  ozone  production,  thus   climate  change  will  intensify  urban  smog. “In  addition  to  the  land  and  water  contamination  issues,  at   each  stage  of  production  and  delivery,  tons  of  toxic  volatile   compounds,  including  benzene,  toluene,  ethylbenzene,  xylene,   etc.,  and  fugitive  natural  gas  (methane),  escape  and  mix  with   nitrogen  oxides  from  the  exhaust  of  diesel-­driven,  mobile  and   stationary  equipment  to  produce  ground-­level  ozone.    Ozone   combined  with  particulate  matter  less  than  2.5  microns   produces  smog  (haze).    Gas  Eield  produced  ozone  has  created  a   serious  air  pollution  problem  similar  to  that  found  in  large   urban  areas,  and  can  spread  up  to  200  miles  beyond  the   immediate  region  where  gas  is  being  produced.  Ozone  not  only   causes  irreversible  damage  to  the  lungs,  it  is  equally  damaging   to  conifers,  aspen,  forage,  alfalfa,  and  other  crops  commonly   grown  in  the  West.”  
  • 25. Smog from oil and gas operations is now major source in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas: Oil and gas operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth region emit more smog-causing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) than all cars, trucks, buses and other mobile sources in the area combined. Dallas-­‐Fort  Worth  Attainment  Demonstration   SIP  Revision  for  the  1997  Eight-­‐hour  Ozone  Standard  Nonattainment  Area                                                                                     Project  Number  2010-­‐022-­‐SIP-­‐NR Texas  Commission  on  Environmental  Quality  (TCEQ)   December  7,  2011 http://m.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/sip/dfw_revisions.html  
  • 26. 3. Emerging health effects from this air pollution
  • 27. Only  recently  have  New  Brunswickers  learned  about   the  serious  threats  to  our  air  quality  from  shale  gas   development.      In  the  Fall  of  2011,  three  key  speakers   came  to  our  province:              -­‐  Dr.  Anthony  Ingraffea  from  Cornell  University     spoke  in  Moncton  and  Fredericton;            -­‐  Calvin  Tillman  (former  Mayor  of  Dish,  Texas)   spoke  in  Memramcook,  Richibucto,  Fredericton,   Minto/Chipman,  and  Woodstock;    and              -­‐  Jessica  Ernst  (Rosebud,  Alberta)  spoke  in   Memramcook.     You  can  Google  their  presentations  on  YouTube.    
  • 28. They  painted  a  picture  of  a  very  new  technology  and   industry  that  is  under-­‐regulated,  contaminates  air  and   water  with  human  carcinogens,  industrializes  our   farming,  hunting  &  nishing  areas,  ruins  our  roads  and   bridges,  and  does  not  deliver  on  promised  local  jobs.     In  fact,  their  concerns  are  supported  by  the  new   assessment  by  the  U.S.  Secretary  of  Energy.    Their  second   and  ninal  90-­‐day  draft  report  was  issued  by  a  federal   panel  on  shale  gas  drilling:
  • 29. The Office of the U.S. Secretary of Energy issued this report on November 18, 2011: "current regulations are potentially insufficient to protect health and the environment." REPORT  -­‐  SHALE  GAS  PRODUCTION  SUBCOMMITTEE  2nd  90-­‐DAY  REPORT   (issued  by  a  federal  panel  on  shale  gas  drilling,   Secretary  of  Energy,  Nov.  18,  2011) http://www.shalegas.energy.gov/resources/111011_90_day_report.pdf                                                                                  
  • 30. Air  pollution  from  truck  trafnic  and  diesel  generators   can  cause  impaired  lung  function,  shortness  of   breath,  wheezing,  asthma  attacks  and  premature   death.    Children  and  the  elderly  are  especially   vulnerable.        
  • 31. Ozone is associated with premature death and believed to promote cancer "Ozone can travel up to 200 miles beyond the gas production area (Colborn, et al., 2011). While not a direct carcinogen, ozone exposure is strongly associated with premature death and is believed to promote the development of metastases, thus making cancer more lethal (Breslin, 1995; Fann et al., 2011). Exposure to traffic exhaust and petroleum fumes further potentiates tumor formation and increase cancer risk (Hanas et al., 2010)."                                                                                  
  • 32. Acute symptoms of residents associated with odors from shale gas operations 1. Severe headaches 2. Nosebleeds, persistent and heavy, much different than the average nose bleed a human carcinogen 3. Full body rash
  • 33. Childhood cancers linked to air pollution from combustion processes "Childhood cancers/leukemia births are closely associated with high atmospheric emissions from combustion processes, mainly oil based, and from organic evaporation. Demonstrated associations with 1,3 - butadiene, dioxins, and benz(a)pyrene, but possibly others as well, are probably causal. Such toxic emissions may account for a majority of all cases. " Knox, E.G. 2005. “Childhood cancers and atmospheric carcinogens,” Journal of Epidemio. Community Health. 2005:59:101-105. p. 101,   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1733004/                                                                                  
  • 34. Lung, breast, and bladder cancers linked to air pollution “Fracking pollutes the air with known and suspected human carcinogens. Air pollutants from fracking take the form of diesel exhaust (from trucks, pumps, condensers, earthmoving machines, and other heavy equipment) along with volatile organic compounds, including benzene (released from the wellheads themselves) and formaldehyde (produced by compressor station engines). Exposure to these air pollutants have been demonstrably linked to lung, breast, and bladder cancers (Brody et al., 2007; Liu et al., 2009).
  • 35. We now know that shale gas development blankets distant communities downwind with known carcinogens & asthma-causing smog.
  • 36. Childhood asthma associated with shale gas sites in the U.S. State of Texas Texas  hospital  records    in  six  counties  with  some  of  the   I heaviest  shale  gas  drilling,  including  the  Barnett  Shale   region,  found  that  "children  in  the  community  ages  6-­9   are  three  times  more  likely  to  have  asthma  than  the   average  for  that  age  group  in  the  State  of  Texas."   Baylor  University’s  results  published  in  2009  showed   that  childhood  asthma  rates  in  the  Tarrant  County  area   of  the  Barnett  Shale  were  more  than  double  the  national   average.
  • 37. Cancers associated with oil and gas sites in the U.S. State of Colorado “Using  US  EPA  risk  assessment  tools  to  examine   carcinogenic  effects  of  air  quality  at  oil  and  gas  sites,   researchers  in  Colorado  found  excess  cancer  risks  from   air  pollution  alone  (from  5  to  58  additional  cancers  per   million).  At  86  percent  of  these  sites,  the  human   carcinogen  benzene  was  found  at  hazardous  levels.   Airborne  concentrations  of  other  carcinogens  were   also  elevated  (Witter  et  al.,  2008).”
  • 38. One  canary  in  the  coalmine  for  shale  gas  development   may  be  breast  cancer.    Although  the  breast  cancer  rate  is   dropping    in  many  parts  of  Texas,  the  incidence  of  breast   cancer  is  rising  in  parts  where  the  shale  gas  industry   exists.   “According  to  the  Texas  Commission  on  Environmental   Quality's  2010  inventory  of  gas  production  equipment  in   the  24  counties  of  the  Barnett  Shale,  the  same  six  counties   with  rising  rates  of  invasive  breast  cancer  also  have  the   highest  count  of  compressors,  separators,  tanks  and  other   above-­ground  points  of  emissions.” Looking  at  the  map  of  254  counties  in  Texas,  “You  will   notice  that  the  counties  in  which  you  have  heavier  drilling   activity  perfectly  matches  the  jump  in  breast  cancer  rates.”
  • 40. And  new  research  out  in  March  2012  shows  that  a  dose   response  which  is  signinicant  because  it  is  associated  with   a  high  correlation  of  the  health  effect  to  the  source  of  the   toxin.    Their  report  includes  health  data  of  those  living   about  a  half-­‐mile  from  the  shale  gas  wells,  together  with   air  pollution  data  collected  for  three  (3)  years:
  • 41. Colorado School of Public Health released results from their 3-year study on March 19, 2012: "We also calculated higher cancer risks for residents living nearer to the wells as compared to those residing further [away]. Benzene is the major contributor to lifetime excess cancer risk from both scenarios." (in  an  upcoming  edition  of  Science  of  the  Total  Environment,   Dr.  Lisa  McKenzie,  lead  author) http://ecowatch.org/2012/study-­‐shows-­‐air-­‐emissions-­‐near-­‐fracking-­‐sites-­‐may-­‐impact-­‐health/                                                                                  
  • 42. The  ninal  and  the  single-­‐largest  health  threat  is   climate  change.    Our  atmosphere  is  now  moving  past   400ppm  and  our  children  will  see  CO2  levels  move   past  550ppm  by  2050.      The  latest  climate  models   (March  2012)  predict  that  temperatures  could  rise   by  3*C  by  2050,  and  6*C  by  2010,  based  on  mid-­‐ range  emissions.       For  the  future  health  and  security  of  our  children  and   grandchildren,  the  data  from  climate  change   scientists,  including  NASA’s  James  Hansen,  prove  that   we  must  leave  coal  and  unconventionals  such  as   shale  gas  in  the  ground.  
  • 43. Faith Birol, Chief Economist for the International Energy Agency (IEA): “When I look at this data, the trend is perfectly in line with a temperature increase of 6 degrees Celsius [11°F], which would have devastating consequences for the planet.” “Even school children know this will have catastrophic implications for all of us.”
  • 44. 4. Obligations to the public - “precautionary principle” Public health and safety
  • 45. “Home  Rules” Two  higher  court  decisions  in  the  United  States  have   recently  ruled  that  municipalities  have  the  right  to   ban  high-­‐impact  industrial  activity  such  as  shale  gas   operations.     To  date,  154  municipalities  in  New  York  State   have  passed  a  ban  or  moratorium(or  in  the  process   of  doing  so).    90%  of  these  cities  and  towns  are   located  on  the  Marcellus  Shale.      
  • 46. Fundamental obligations to follow the precautionary principle The Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy recommended a U.S. national moratorium on fracking until human health impacts are researched. Physicians  Scientists  &  Engineers  for  Healthy  Energy http://www.psehealthyenergy.org/
  • 47. Under the Municipalities Act, it clearly states their obligations: “36(2.1)    A  councillor  of  a  municipality  shall         (a)  consider  the  welfare  and  interests  of  the   entire  municipality  when  making  decisions (b)  bring  to  the  attention  of  council  matters   thatmay  promote  the  welfare  or  interests  of     the  municipality,”                                                                                                                                                (page  65)                                                                                                                                            http://www.canlii.org/en/nb/laws/stat/rsnb-­‐1973-­‐c-­‐m-­‐22/ latest/rsnb-­‐1973-­‐c-­‐m-­‐22.html
  • 48. Fundamental obligations to protect public health and safety - duty to protect citizens from unnecessary & easily avoidable health risks - duty to protect our air from contamination - duty to start a monitoring program for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Fredericton
  • 49. 5. Recommendations: Ban Shale Gas Development in UNB Woodlot and City; Resolution for a Ban to UMNB and Province; Implement Air Monitoring of VOCs.
  • 50. Recommendations: To ask our individual Councillors for a public debate and vote by Council: (1) to ban high-impact industrial land use, including shale gas development, from the Fredericton city limits;
  • 51. Cities in New Brunswick have the power to regulate their own zoning by-law. Each city have their own unique land use controls, which makes sense when you consider that cities actually look different from one another. The Province of New Brunswick does not take a cookie-cutter approach to controlling land use. My own house is in a residential block zoned 'TP-3A', a zone unique to Fredericton and not found elsewhere in New Brunswick. Fredericton updated its own Municipal Plan in 2007 and this plan was approved by the Province. Under the Community Planning Act, our city has the autonomy to make their plan work using various land use instruments. In addition to the Zoning By-law, Fredericton has control over its subdivision by-law, building by-law, deferred widening by-law, & controlled access street by-law.
  • 52. Recommendations: To ask our individual Councillors for a public debate and vote by Council: (1) to ban high-impact industrial land use, including shale gas development, from the Fredericton city limits; (2) to adopt resolution asking the Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB), and the Provincial Government, to ban shale gas development from the province; and
  • 53. Recommendations: To ask our individual Councillors for a public debate and vote by Council: (1) to ban high-impact industrial land use, including shale gas development, from the Fredericton city limits; (2) to adopt resolution asking the Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB), and the Provincial Government, to ban shale gas development from the province; and (3) to implement air monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Fredericton.
  • 54. BASELINE  &  ONGOING  AIR  MONITORING  OF  VOCs Sampling:    VOCs  are  monitored  using  a  6  L  stainless   steel  electropolished  (SUMMA)  canister.  Air  samples   are  collected  by  drawing  air  into  the  canister  at  a   constant  rate  (10  to  15  mL/min)  for  a  24-­‐hour  time   period. Analysis:    The  SUMMA  canisters  are  sent  to  Ottawa   and  tested  for  over  150  hydrocarbon  species  (e.g.   Environment  Canada  Environmental  Technology   Centre).
  • 55. 6. Alternative economic development strategies
  • 56. Recommendations: These initiatives will create substantially more long-term jobs AND improve our quality of life: 1.    Invest  in  a  strong  education  system  (early  learning  to  trade  colleges  and  universities).   2.    Establish  Low-­‐Carbon  Infrastructure  Investment  Funds  owned  by  Pension  Funds.   3.    Community  forest  ownership.   4.    Implement  policies  for  the  manufacture  of  community  value-­‐added  forest  products  for   NBer's  first  (e.g.  wood  fibre  insulation  for  energy-­‐saving  building  retrofits  and  construction). 5.  Implement  a  strong  industrialization  policy  across  all  levels  of  government.   6.  Implement  community  economic  development  investment  funds  (e.g.  CEDIFs).   7.  Reverse  personal  and  corporate  tax  reductions.   8.  Establish  ninancial  instruments  for  renewable  energy  in  cities.   9.  Develop  an  international  tourist  industry  -­‐  biking,  cross-­‐county  skiing,  river  tours  etc.   Make  New  Brunswick  the  “Costa  Rica  of  the  North”. 10.    Implement  strong  policies  to  encourage  local  food  production. 11.    Phase  out  subsidies  to  oil  and  gas  companies.   12.    Implement  a  modest  carbon  tax  (e.g.  $10/ton  CO2).  
  • 57. Some recommended presentations:     (1)  Jan.  10  Statehouse  Fracking  Protest  Part  2.mov  (powerful  &  moving  10-­‐ minute  speech  by  Ohio  woman  on  shale  gas  and  her  serious  health  problems) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6hB33D105ak (2)  Dr  Anthony  Ingraffea  in  Moncton  NB  Part  1  of  3  (Dr.  Ingraffea  is  an   engineering  professor/researcher  at  Cornell  University,  one  of  the  founding  fathers  of   hydraulic  fracturing  technology,  and  an  expert  on  well  casing  integrity.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD7koag4QqE&feature=related (3)  "Finishing"  a  gas  well  in  Dimock,  PA  (huge  air  emissions  coming  from  well)   http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=DRkEmyofXwM&list=UU7Eph33czawYR2ZKZrexS0Q&index=11&feature=plcp (4)  Be...  Without  Water?  (New  Brunswick  documentary  about  how  local   communities  are  treated  by  gas  industry,  42:58) http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=aK0NMTMXHSw
  • 58. Some important quotations: “If  you  were  looking  for  a  way  to  poison  the  drinking  water  supply,  you  couldn’t   ?ind  a  more  chillingly  effective  and  thorough  method  of  doing  so  than  with   Hydraulic  Fracturing”    (Dr.  Paul  Hetzler,  NY  Dept  of  Environmental  Conservation) “We  can’t  afford  multi-­million-­dollar  water  pollution  cleanups  or  earthquakes   that  could  pose  risks  to  homes  and  health.”  (Dusty  Horwitt,  Senior  Counsel  and   chief  natural  resources  analyst  at  Environmental  Working  Group,  U.S.  Geological   Survey,  in  April  2012  study,  published  by  the  Seismological  Society  of  America) "The  situation  we're  creating  for  young  people  and  future  generations  is  that   we're  handing  them  a  climate  system  which  is  potentially  out  of  their  control.     We're  in  an  emergency:  you  can  see  what's  on  the  horizon  over  the  next  few   decades  with  the  effects  it  will  have  on  ecosystems,  sea  level  and  species   extinction."  (Dr.  James  Hansen,  Director  of  NASA's  Goddard  Institute  for  Space   Studies,  April  2012  lecture  at  Edinburgh  International  Science  Festival  )
  • 59. Friends of the UNB Woodlot unbwoodlot.org Brochures & Form Letters: http://www.slideshare.net/friendsoftheunbwoodlot (or simply Google ‘slideshare’ ‘unb woodlot’) Contact Information: E-mail:  friendsoftheUNBwoodlot@gmail.com Website maintained by Fredericton Chapter of Conservation Council:  www.unbwoodlot.org Facebook: "I don't want the UNB woodlot turned into Big-Box Strip Malls"  YouTube:  search for "UNB Woodlot" Website:  www.smartgrowthUNB.ca

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  4. The main issues covered in this presentation are the following:\n\n(1) aquifer mapping and our understanding of groundwater flow systems in New Brunswick is very limited;\n\n(2) weak wetland protection policies throughout the province of New Brunswick;\n\n(3) no province-wide, watershed-based source protection of our drinking water;\n\n(4) fracking will require the removal of 100s millions of gallons of fresh water from our natural water cycle;\n\n(5) fracking will widen natural fractures and create new fractures in, and between, shallow and deep aquifers; and\n\n(6) release of radioactive fracking sand and toxic fracking water into deep underground drilling wells.\n\n“And my question to municipal and provincial government representatives,” says Mark D’Arcy. “How can you safely allow shale gas testing and drilling to take place if you don't have accurate aquifer/groundwater mapping in New Brunswick?”\n\n \n\n
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  7. The main issues covered in this presentation are the following:\n\n(1) aquifer mapping and our understanding of groundwater flow systems in New Brunswick is very limited;\n\n(2) weak wetland protection policies throughout the province of New Brunswick;\n\n(3) no province-wide, watershed-based source protection of our drinking water;\n\n(4) fracking will require the removal of 100s millions of gallons of fresh water from our natural water cycle;\n\n(5) fracking will widen natural fractures and create new fractures in, and between, shallow and deep aquifers; and\n\n(6) release of radioactive fracking sand and toxic fracking water into deep underground drilling wells.\n\n“And my question to municipal and provincial government representatives,” says Mark D’Arcy. “How can you safely allow shale gas testing and drilling to take place if you don't have accurate aquifer/groundwater mapping in New Brunswick?”\n\n \n\n
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  10. The main issues covered in this presentation are the following:\n\n(1) aquifer mapping and our understanding of groundwater flow systems in New Brunswick is very limited;\n\n(2) weak wetland protection policies throughout the province of New Brunswick;\n\n(3) no province-wide, watershed-based source protection of our drinking water;\n\n(4) fracking will require the removal of 100s millions of gallons of fresh water from our natural water cycle;\n\n(5) fracking will widen natural fractures and create new fractures in, and between, shallow and deep aquifers; and\n\n(6) release of radioactive fracking sand and toxic fracking water into deep underground drilling wells.\n\n“And my question to municipal and provincial government representatives,” says Mark D’Arcy. “How can you safely allow shale gas testing and drilling to take place if you don't have accurate aquifer/groundwater mapping in New Brunswick?”\n\n \n\n
  11. The main issues covered in this presentation are the following:\n\n(1) aquifer mapping and our understanding of groundwater flow systems in New Brunswick is very limited;\n\n(2) weak wetland protection policies throughout the province of New Brunswick;\n\n(3) no province-wide, watershed-based source protection of our drinking water;\n\n(4) fracking will require the removal of 100s millions of gallons of fresh water from our natural water cycle;\n\n(5) fracking will widen natural fractures and create new fractures in, and between, shallow and deep aquifers; and\n\n(6) release of radioactive fracking sand and toxic fracking water into deep underground drilling wells.\n\n“And my question to municipal and provincial government representatives,” says Mark D’Arcy. “How can you safely allow shale gas testing and drilling to take place if you don't have accurate aquifer/groundwater mapping in New Brunswick?”\n\n \n\n
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  18. The main issues covered in this presentation are the following:\n\n(1) aquifer mapping and our understanding of groundwater flow systems in New Brunswick is very limited;\n\n(2) weak wetland protection policies throughout the province of New Brunswick;\n\n(3) no province-wide, watershed-based source protection of our drinking water;\n\n(4) fracking will require the removal of 100s millions of gallons of fresh water from our natural water cycle;\n\n(5) fracking will widen natural fractures and create new fractures in, and between, shallow and deep aquifers; and\n\n(6) release of radioactive fracking sand and toxic fracking water into deep underground drilling wells.\n\n“And my question to municipal and provincial government representatives,” says Mark D’Arcy. “How can you safely allow shale gas testing and drilling to take place if you don't have accurate aquifer/groundwater mapping in New Brunswick?”\n\n \n\n
  19. The main issues covered in this presentation are the following:\n\n(1) aquifer mapping and our understanding of groundwater flow systems in New Brunswick is very limited;\n\n(2) weak wetland protection policies throughout the province of New Brunswick;\n\n(3) no province-wide, watershed-based source protection of our drinking water;\n\n(4) fracking will require the removal of 100s millions of gallons of fresh water from our natural water cycle;\n\n(5) fracking will widen natural fractures and create new fractures in, and between, shallow and deep aquifers; and\n\n(6) release of radioactive fracking sand and toxic fracking water into deep underground drilling wells.\n\n“And my question to municipal and provincial government representatives,” says Mark D’Arcy. “How can you safely allow shale gas testing and drilling to take place if you don't have accurate aquifer/groundwater mapping in New Brunswick?”\n\n \n\n
  20. The main issues covered in this presentation are the following:\n\n(1) aquifer mapping and our understanding of groundwater flow systems in New Brunswick is very limited;\n\n(2) weak wetland protection policies throughout the province of New Brunswick;\n\n(3) no province-wide, watershed-based source protection of our drinking water;\n\n(4) fracking will require the removal of 100s millions of gallons of fresh water from our natural water cycle;\n\n(5) fracking will widen natural fractures and create new fractures in, and between, shallow and deep aquifers; and\n\n(6) release of radioactive fracking sand and toxic fracking water into deep underground drilling wells.\n\n“And my question to municipal and provincial government representatives,” says Mark D’Arcy. “How can you safely allow shale gas testing and drilling to take place if you don't have accurate aquifer/groundwater mapping in New Brunswick?”\n\n \n\n
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