Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

Write Down of Two-Thirds of US Shale Oil Explodes Fracking Myth (Nafeez AHMED, The Guardian ; May 22, 2014) http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/may/22/two-thirds-write-down-us-shale-oil-gas-explodes-fracking-myth   U. S. Officials Cut Estimate of Recoverable Monterey Shale by 96% (Louis SAHAGUN, The LA Times ; May 20, 2014) http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oil-20140521-story.html Original EIA Analysis Report of July 2011   Review of Emerging Resources:  U. S. Shale Gas and Shale Oil Plays http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/usshalegas/pdf/usshaleplays.pdf N. B.:   Please refer specifically to "Table 1"; Page 5 of this document to see the originally forecasted estimate of recoverable oil from Monterey Shale. Links to additional background information and rebuttal documents are available in my original blog post on this issue entitled , "Monterey Shale:  'To Frack or not to Frack.'" and dated December 3,

Pipeline Rupture Spews 50,000 Gallons of Crude Oil in Atwater   (Jason WELLS,  LA Times ; May 15, 2014) http:// www.latimes.com /local/ lanow /la-me- ln -crude-oil-spill- atwater -village-20140515- story.html Other California News... San Andreas Fault:  Is California's Thirst Triggering Earthquakes?  (Becky OSKIN, Christian Science Monitor ; May 14, 2014) http:// m.csmonitor.com /Science/2014/0514/San- Andreas -Fault-Is-California-s-thirst-triggering-earthquakes San Andreas Fault Affected by Water Removal  (Brad JOHNSON, Liberty Voice; May 14, 2014) http:// guardianlv.com /2014/05/san- andreas -fault-affected-by-water-removal/ Article: Uplift and Seismicity Driven by Groundwater Depletion in Central California   (AMOS et al., 2014) http:// www.nature.com /nature/journal/ vaop / ncurrent /full/nature13275.html

Group says Arvin , County not Doing Enough in Gas Leak Evacuation   ( Anne STEGEN, KERO Channel 23 News ; May 5, 2014) http:// www.turnto23 .com/news/local-news/group-says- arvin -county-not-doing-enough-in-gas-leak-evacuation-050514 Expert Says Independent Air Sample of Evacuated Home in Arvin Shows Relatively High Levels if Chemicals Linked to Hydraulic Fracturing   ( Gl obal Community Monitor ; May 5, 2014) http:// www.gcmonitor.org /press-release-expert-says-independent-air-sample-of-evacuated-home-in- arvin -shows-relatively-high-levels-of-chemicals-linked-to-hydraulic-fracturing/ Arvin Still in the Dark a bout Leaking Gas Line   (Ruth BROWN, Californian Staff Writer, The Bakersfield Californian ; May 6, 2014) http:// www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com /local/x588887534/ Arvin -still-in-the-dark-about-leaking-gas-line A Similar Study involving Dr. Mark L. CHERNAIK : New Air Study Finds Dangerous Chemicals Near Gas Drilling Communities in Colorado, New Mex