[MPWG] new work on the harms and risks of fracking

[marguerite uhlmann-bower]

Good morning,

I'm forwarding Concerned Health Professionals of New York email
regarding two new scientific reports on the detriments of hydrofracking on
our health.

If you can't read now, hold on to as you may need some day.

Freely distribute too. Thank you.

Marguerite




---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sandra Steingraber <ssteingraber at ithaca.edu>
Date: Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 2:45 AM
Subject: new work on the harms and risks of fracking
To: Sandra Steingraber <ssteingraber at ithaca.edu>

 Dear friends and colleagues,


 On Thursday, two new scientific summations on the risks and harms of
fracking were released at a press conference in Albany.

 First, Physicians Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy released a
working paper analysis <http://psehealthyenergy.org/site/view/1233>, in the
form of a statistical evaluation of the approximately 400 peer-reviewed
studies to date on the impacts of shale gas development.

 In short, this team examined what percentage of papers indicated
risks/adverse impacts versus no indication of risk.

 Key highlights: 96% of all papers on health indicate risks/adverse health
outcomes; 95% of all original research studies on air quality indicate
elevated concentrations of air pollutants; 72% of original research studies
on water quality indicate contamination or risk thereof.

 The PSE analysis also illustrates the recent explosion in the number of
peer-reviewed publications: approximately 73% of all available
peer-reviewed papers have been published in the past 24 months. The rate of
publication is now approaching about one paper a day.

 Second, my own group, Concerned Health Professionals of New York, released
a second edition of the Compendium of scientific, medical, and media
findings of risks and harms of fracking
<http://concernedhealthny.org/compendium/>.

 At 103 pages and with 448 citations, the Compendium compiles and concisely
summarizes the most important findings. Although the second edition comes
only 5 months after the first, it's about 30% longer now with more than 80
new entries.

 Together, these two make a very decisive scientific case against fracking. See
the joint press release
<http://concernedhealthny.org/health-professionals-scientists-release-analysis-of-400-peer-reviewed-studies-on-fracking-along-with-major-scientific-compendium-update-new-analysis-and-science-answer-governor-cuomos-conce/>,
with quotes from PSE and doctors and scientists from CHPNY, and good
summaries.

 The *Albany Times Union* did a great story
<http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Offering-a-case-against-fracking-5952016.php>
about
these two new summations.

 For those so inclined, here is a Facebook post with meme to share:
https://www.facebook.com/FrackAction/photos/a.289293371082899.79840.134846486527589/915358485143048/

 We hope these summaries—one statistical and the other qualitative—are
useful to your own good work. Both are written to be readable by
policy-makers and members of the public while still meeting rigorous
standards of scientific accuracy.

 Feel free to share and distribute.



 Kind regards,

 Sandra,  on behalf of Concerned Health Professionals of New York

 Sandra Steingraber, PhD
Distinguished Scholar in Residence
Department of Environmental Studies and Science
Ithaca College





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