Trump admin auctions leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Monday, November 23, 2020
The Trump administration began the process of auctioning off the development rights to parcels of land in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Nov. 16, according to Spectrum News.
Oil and gas companies are now able to submit nominations for which parcel of land they’re interested in drilling within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s roughly 1.5 million-acre coastal plain. These nominations may be offered for lease in the upcoming CP Oil and Gas Lease Sale.
Applicants have until Dec. 17 to submit their nominations.
Learn more: Spectrum News > Trump Administration Pushes To Sell Oil Drilling Rights in Alaska’s Arctic
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
Is it safe?
What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
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Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.