Energy from the Earth: The Energy-Water-Land Connections for Oil and Natural Gas
June 12, 2015
10:00 - 11:00 AM
2237 Rayburn House Office Building

Geoscience information can be used by federal, state, and local decision makers to assess the positive and negative impacts of onshore oil and gas energy resource development, and to inform policy to both facilitate U.S. energy production and minimize impacts on water and land resources. In this briefing, the speakers will address key questions that geosciences help to inform, such as:

• How does onshore oil and gas development impact our water and land resources?

• What water and land resources are necessary for onshore oil and gas development?

• What new technologies are available or being developed for onshore oil and gas development? And how will they change the impact of oil and gas extraction on our water and land resources?

• How can policymakers use geoscience information to make decisions and minimize the impact of onshore oil and gas development on water and land resources?

Speakers

Bridget Scanlon - Senior Research Scientist Bureau of Economic Geology The University of Texas at Austin
Mike Smith - Executive Director Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
Richard Haut - Program Director of Energy Production Houston Advanced Research Center
P. Patrick Leahy, Moderator Executive Director American Geosciences Institute

Presented By:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
American Geophysical Union
American Geosciences Institute
Association of American State Geologists
Geological Society of America
National Ground Water Association
National Science Foundation—Directorate for Geosciences
Soil Science Society of America
U.S. Geological Survey

Please RSVP to Abby Seadler (aseadler@agiweb.org) by June 11, 2015