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Nelson Institute Community Environmental Forum

Fracking 101

Event Details

Date
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Time
5:30 p.m.
Description
This three-part series will explore Wisconsin's connection to hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking. This drilling and recovery technology has brought vast new sources of natural gas onto the market. Experts will explain fracking and Wisconsin's important role in providing high quality sand essential to the process.

Speakers: Alan Carroll (Professor, Dept. of Geoscience, UW-Madison & James Robertson (Director & State Geologist, WI Geological and Natural History Survey)
Cost
Free and open to the public

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