Educator Resources
Three Animations To Help You Understand Fracking
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A series of animated “explainers” produced in collaboration with AirWaterGas on the rise of fracking, water use in fracking, and the high stakes game of deciding where to drill.
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Lightning And Oil Country: A Volatile Mix
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Thunderstorms are a regular occurrence on the prairie, but when they roll through oil country, they can wreak havoc hitting wastewater disposal sites.
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IE Questions: Where Does Fracking Water Go?
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You asked? We answered! Lisa Gardiner of the UCAR Center for Science Education and AirWaterGas helped us answer an audience question: What happens to all the water that comes up after a well is hydraulically fractured?
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Maps Zero In On Oilfield Waste Spills, Disposal Sites
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Do you live near an oilfield waste disposal site? Has a spill occurred near you? Maps from the Western Organization of Resource Councils show these locations in several western states.
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IE Questions: Why Does Wyoming Produce So Much Wastewater?
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Wyoming produces billions of barrels of wastewater a year. Why? Leigh Paterson reports.
