Tracking Energy Impacts with FracTracker

By Samantha Rubright, MPH, CPH Manager of Communications & Partnerships

FracTracker Alliance

Resources for Tracking the Impacts of Fracking

Ecologic US ELEEP Webinar • July 26, 2016

About Us

• FracTracker Alliance studies, maps, and

communicates the risks of oil and gas development

to protect our planet and support the renewable

energy transformation.

• Our website, FracTracker.org, provides a variety of

online oil and gas resources:

• Articles

• Analyses

• Photos

• Collaborative Projects

• Maps: Static and Dynamic

• Raw Data

We look at oil and gas issues broadly

Analysis of national data, March 2015

Community Stories (Green), Infrared Videos (Red), Affected Populations

(Yellow) http://oilandgasthreatmap.com/threat-map/national-map/

At the state / regional level

PA Shale Viewer

Compressor stations, SkyTruth pit data, wells, permits, & violations

And more closely at thematic

and timely issues…

• Addressing these data collection issues led us to

develop a mobile app that works with users to

track oil and gas activity and impacts

• Available for iPhones and Androids

• Download the app: fractracker.org/app

FracTracker App Features

See oil and gas wells

near you on a map

Submit oil and gas

reports about nearby

activity and issues

Upload your oil and gas

photos

Quick Walkthrough Download the app: fractracker.org/app Open the app on your phone. Select “allow location” as this with enable you to take full advantage of the app’s features. Fill in your name and email on the next screen (shown right) to get started. Tap “Save”

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Start: O&G Wells Near You The start screen shows the U.S. oil & gas map. The blue dot is your location, with the density of drilling by county in shades of blue.

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Zoom in to explore wells and reports (in red) by region. If there are a lot of wells, you may need to zoom in quite close to see them individually

650 Reports

To-Date

Explore a Site

7 Once zoomed in on the map, tap on a dot to learn about the site. In the popup box, tap to see more details about that location, such as a well’s API number. Tap “Submit Report” in the bottom toolbar to add an observation of your own.

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Submit Report

Share observations about oil & gas activity near you through this form, including the issue, facility, & location. Upload photos, too! Add your location to this report by tapping “Add a location to your report.” Tap “Save” to submit.

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See the app in action:

http://arcg.is/2a629b2

Contact Information

Samantha Rubright, MPH, CPH

Manager of Communications & Partnerships –

FracTracker Alliance

malone@fractracker.org

(202) 630-6426

www.fractracker.org

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