Economic and Environmental Impacts of Fracking: A Case Study of the Marcellus Shale

Considine, Timothy J.; Considine, Nicholas B.; Watson, R.W.

doi:10.1561/101.00000075

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“…Conventional shallow-well natural gas energy development has produced slow and consistent natural gas in the United States for over a century. However, recent technological advances have allowed for the efficient and cost effective extraction of shale natural gas reserves via unconventional hydraulic fracturing (Considine et al, 2016;U.S. EIA, 2017a).…”

Section: Shale Natural Gas Energy Developmentmentioning

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The impacts of shale natural gas energy development on outdoor recreation: A statewide assessment of pennsylvanians

Ferguson

Lynch

Powers

et al. 2019

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

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This mixed-methods study examined the impacts of shale natural gas energy development (SGD) related activities upon outdoor recreation in Pennsylvania. Much of the ongoing and proposed SGD infrastructure in Pennsylvania is located either within or adjacent to public lands, waters, and protected areas, raising concerns about the potential environmental and social impacts upon recreation stakeholders. The extensive body of SGD research within the United States has suggested there are numerous positive and negative impacts upon the general public. Yet, the impact of SGD upon outdoor recreation users remains unclear. While SGD impacts are becoming progressively evident to both recreationists and natural resource managers, few studies have sought to specifically assess the extent to which SGD alters outdoor recreation behaviors, experiences, and activities. This statewide survey of Pennsylvanians (n= 2,240) found that 23.4% of respondents had encountered SGD related activities while participating in outdoor recreation. Study findings also noted that 13.8% of respondents had changed their outdoor recreation behaviors or experiences as a result of encountering SGD related activities. Moreover, a subsample, representing 12.3% of respondents, identified specific SGD related impacts (e.g., aesthetic, environmental, infrastructure) upon their outdoor recreation behaviors, experience, and activities which sometimes resulted in substitution behaviors and/or a lack of perceived 'fit' between the energy development and the landscape and environment. From a policy and management standpoint, study findings highlight the specific and nuanced impacts of SGD upon certain sub-populations of outdoor recreationists as well as the importance of assessing and communicating recreation experience and use impacts to all recreationists when planning, developing, and managing SGD and related decisions in the United States. Management ImplicationsThis study found that only a small population of Pennsylvania outdoor recreationists were impacted by SGD related activities. In the regions of Pennsylvania where SGD was most prominent (e.g., North Central and Southwest), outdoor recreation impacts were considerably higher. Moreover, a subsample of respondents found that SGD impacted their outdoor recreation behaviors, their in situ recreation experiences, and/or the environmental setting and landscape in which they recreated. Study findings suggest a two-tiered communication approach, accounting for perceptions of both behavioral and/or landscape environmental quality impacts, may be the most comprehensive strategy for addressing and communicating the impacts of SGD upon outdoor recreationists.

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Section: Shale Natural Gas Energy Developmentmentioning

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The impacts of shale natural gas energy development on outdoor recreation: A statewide assessment of pennsylvanians

Ferguson

Lynch

Powers

et al. 2019

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

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“…Additionally, the state may face impacts from the use of diesel, forest disruption from pipeline construction, and methane leakage. A Penn State University study in 2016, for instance, found that the cost of environmental impacts would range from $162 to $755 thousand per well, although it ultimately concluded that the economic benefits to the state from drilling in the Marcellus Shale would exceed any known environmental impacts (Considine, Considine, and Watson 2016).…”

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Leaving Money on the Table: Pennsylvania Exceptionalism in Resisting Energy Severance Taxes

Hampton¹,

Rabe²

2017

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“…Gopalakrishnan and Klaiber () provided empirical evidence of the negative, but temporary, impact of fracking on property values. Considine, Considine, and Watson () detail the economic and environmental impacts of fracking with a special focus on the Marcellus Shale.…”

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“…Gopalakrishnan and Klaiber (2013) provided empirical evidence of the negative, but temporary, impact of fracking on property values. Considine, Considine, and Watson (2016) detail the economic and environmental impacts of fracking with a special focus on the Marcellus Shale. Vidic et al (2013) list many issues surrounding fracking, but in our opinion, there are two channels through which fracking and groundwater extraction interact.…”

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Transboundary extraction of groundwater in the presence of hydraulic fracturing

Poudel

Paudel

Zilberman³

2019

Natural Resource Modeling

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We studied transboundary groundwater management problems in the presence of hydraulic fracturing. We found that the presence of risk suggests there should be caution when considering hydraulic fracturing. Our results from the cooperative solution show a decrease in hydraulic fracturing and increase in the steady state survival rate of groundwater. We also provide a Pigouvian type tax that could be imposed on natural gas developers.

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Economic and Environmental Impacts of Fracking: A Case Study of the Marcellus Shale

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The impacts of shale natural gas energy development on outdoor recreation: A statewide assessment of pennsylvanians

The impacts of shale natural gas energy development on outdoor recreation: A statewide assessment of pennsylvanians

Leaving Money on the Table: Pennsylvania Exceptionalism in Resisting Energy Severance Taxes

Transboundary extraction of groundwater in the presence of hydraulic fracturing

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