“Frackademics” – Appendix: Information sources for case study diagrams

Appendix: Information sources for case study diagrams

This appendix lists the primary information sources used to construct the diagrams which outline the mapped relationships which form the basis of this report. Where later diagrams repeat source information (e.g. references to NERC’s CDT), these are not repeated.

 

1. University Fossil Fuel Funding Sources and the NERC ‘Centre for Doctoral Training’ (CDT) in Oil and Gas

• NERC CDT Oil & Gas – http://www.nerc-cdt-oil-and-gas.ac.uk/
• Knowledge and Power: Fossil Fuel Universities – http://bit.ly/fossilfuelunis
• Institute for Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University – http://www.pet.hw.ac.uk/
• Sustainable Gas Institute, Imperial College London – http://www.sustainablegasinstitute.org/
• Durham Energy Institute, Durham University – https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/
• Industry partners, Durham Energy Institute – https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/partners/
• Shell-Oxford Research Collaboration – http://shell.earth.ox.ac.uk/
• BP International Centre for Advanced Materials, University of Manchester –
  http://www.icam-online.org/
• Modelling and Simulation Centre –
  http://www.mace.manchester.ac.uk/our-research/centres-institutes/masc/
• The BP Institute, University of Cambridge – http://www.bpi.cam.ac.uk/
• Schlumberger Gould Research Centre, University of Cambridge – http://www.slb.com/about/rd/research/sgr.aspx
• Shale Gas Hub, University College London –
  http://www.ucl.ac.uk/earth-sciences/research/shale-gas-hub/
• ReFINE Project – https://www.dur.ac.uk/refine/
• Fluvial Systems Research Group –
  http://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/departments/geology/fsrg-934.php
• Fluvial & Eolian Research Group, University of Leeds – http://frg.leeds.ac.uk/
• Lancashire monitoring, BGS – http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/energy/shalegas/lancashireMonitoring.html

 

2. Academic Involvement in Major Shale Gas Studies

• Shale gas extraction in the UK: a review of hydraulic fracturing, RS/RAE, June 2012 – https://royalsociety.org/policy/projects/shale-gas-extraction/

◦      Report – https://royalsociety.org/policy/projects/shale-gas-extraction/report/

◦      Working group – https://royalsociety.org/policy/projects/shale-gas-extraction/working-group

◦      Consultation – https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/projects/shale-gas-extraction/2012-10-26-shale-gas-consultations.zip

• Independent Expert Scientific Panel Report on Unconventional Oil And Gas, Scottish Government, July 2014 – http://www.scottishscience.org.uk/article/independent-expert-scientific-panel-report-unconventional-oil-and-gas

◦      Background info. – http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/resources/PanelUnconventionalOilGas

• Powerbase: ‘Algy Cluff’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Algy_Cluff
• Five Quarter Energy: ‘Our Board’ – http://www.five-quarter.com/#!our-board/c542
• Would the Duke of Buccleuch be so keen on fracking at his stately pile?, Joan McAlpine, Daily Record, 8^th October 2013 – http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/joan-mcalpine-would-duke-buccleuch-2348584
• Cluff Geothermal: ‘About’ – http://www.cluffgeothermal.com/about
• Cluff Natural Resources – http://www.cluffnaturalresources.com/index.aspx

 

3. DECC Shale Climate Impacts Study

• Potential Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Shale Gas Extraction and Use, David Mackay, Tim Stone, DECC, September 2013 – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-greenhouse-gas-emissions-associated-with-shale-gas-production-and-use
• Powerbase: ‘David Mackay’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/David_MacKay
• Powerbase: ‘Tim Stone’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Tim_Stone
• Powerbase: ‘Department of Energy and Climate Change’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Department_of_Energy_and_Climate_Change#Chief_Scientific_advisor
• Special adviser data releases: numbers and costs, Cabinet Office, 18th December 2014 – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-adviser-data-releases-numbers-and-costs-november-2014
• APPG Unconventional Oil and Gas – http://www.appgunconventionaloilandgas.com/
• Powerbase: ‘Edelman’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Edelman
• Powerbase: ‘Hanover Communications’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Hanover_Communications
• Powerbase: ‘Fishburn Hedges’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Fishburn_Hedges

 

4. The Science Media Centre and the “Seeding” of Shale Energy Articles

• Science Media Centre – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/
• Science Media Centre: ‘Funding’ – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/about-us/funding/
• Powerbase: ‘Science Media Centre’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Science_Media_Centre
• SMC’s own case review – Science Media Centre, Fiona Fox, Chief Executive – https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/sites/default/files/events/20130919-rt-eurocase/20130919-rt-eurocase-fox.pdf
• Science Media Centre: ‘Shale Gas’ – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/?s=shale&cat=
• SMC articles reviewed:

◦    26/1/15 – Expert reaction to new report on fracking by the Environmental Audit Committee, SMC, January 26^th 2015 – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-new-report-on-fracking-by-the-environmental-audit-committee/ Seeded article –

▫     Fracking: MPs demanding ban ‘listened to ill-informed green groups not science’, Emily Gosden, Telegraph On-line, 26^th January 2015 – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/fracking/11368632/Fracking-MPs-demanding-ban-listened-to-green-campaigners-not-science.html

◦    30/10/14 – Expert reaction to study of air pollution around oil and gas wells in the US, SMC, October 30^th 2014 – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-of-air-pollution-around-oil-and-gas-wells-in-the-us/ Seeded articles –

▫     Fracking emits more formaldehyde than medical students experience from dead bodies, Sarah Knapton, Telegraph On-line, 30th October 2014 – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/fracking/11196238/Fracking-emits-more-formaldehyde-than-medical-students-experience-from-dead-bodies.html

▫     ‘Dangerously high’ levels of airborne carcinogens found at US fracking sites, Steve Connor, Independent On-line, Thursday 30^th October 2014 – http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/dangerously-high-levels-of-airborne-carcinogens-found-at-us-fracking-sites-9826586.html

◦    15/9/14 – Expert reaction to new study of groundwater contamination above shale gas fields, SMC, September 15^th 2014 – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-new-study-of-groundwater-contamination-above-shale-gas-fields/ Seeded article –

▫     Weak wells not fracking caused US gas leaks into water, Matt McGrath, BBC News, 15^th September 2014 – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29206704

◦    31/10/13 – Expert reaction to PHE report on shale gas and public health, SMC, October 31st 2013 – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-phe-report-on-shale-gas-and-public-health/ Seeded article –

▫     Shale Gas: Radioactive Radon Risk In Homes, Sky News, Thursday 31^st October 2013 – http://news.sky.com/story/1162175/shale-gas-radioactive-radon-risk-in-homes

◦    9/9/13 – Shale gas and fracking, SMC, September 9^th 2013 – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/shale-gas-and-fracking-4/ Seeded article –

▫     News analysis: Fracking protestors should find their focus, Mark Venables, Engineering and Technology, 16^th September 2013 – http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2013/09/analysis.cfm

◦    27/6/13 – Expert reaction to the news that shale gas reserves in Lancashire and Yorkshire are greater than previously thought, SMC, June 27^th 2013 – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-the-news-that-shale-gas-reserves-in-lancashire-and-yorkshire-are-greater-than-previously-thought/ Seeded article –

▫     UK shale gas survey confirms huge reserves, Will Nichols and Jessica Shankleman, Business Green, 27^th June 2013 – http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2277981/uk-shale-gas-survey-confirms-huge-reserves

◦    13/12/12 – Expert reaction to resumption of fracking in the UK, SMC, December 13^th 2012 – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-resumption-of-fracking-in-the-uk/ Quoted –

▫     Shale gas and fracking: examining the evidence, Gwen Harrison, Stuart Parkinson and Gary McFarlane, Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH),July 2014 – http://www.frackfreebalcombe.co.uk/page125.php

◦    28/6/12 – Is it safe to proceed with fracking in the UK?, SMC, June 28^th 2012 – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/is-it-safe-to-proceed-with-fracking-in-the-uk-3/ Seeded articles –

▫     UK fracking should be expanded, but better regulated, says report, Fiona Harvey, Guardian On-line, 29^th June 2012 – http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jun/29/shale-gas-fracking-expanded-regulated

▫     ‘Fracking’ safe with strong regulation, report says, Richard Black, BBC News, 29^th June 2012 – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18611647

◦    17/4/12 – Expert reaction to independent report into fracking, SMC, April 17^th 2012 – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-independent-report-into-fracking-2/ Seeded articles –

▫     Gas ‘fracking’ gets green light, Fiona Harvey, Guardian On-line Tuesday 17^th April 2012 – http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/apr/17/gas-fracking-gets-green-light

▫     Fracking: drilling method ‘to be extended’ despite causing Blackpool earthquakes, Nick Collins, Telegraph On-line, 17^th April 2012 – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/9206898/Fracking-drilling-method-to-be-extended-despite-causing-Blackpool-earthquakes.html

▫     Cautious go-ahead for fracking, Pilita Clark, FT, 17^th April 2012 – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8027fe0a-87ee-11e1-b1ea-00144feab49a.html

▫     Fracking for gas allowed in UK despite earthquakes, Michael McCarthy, Independent On-line, Tuesday 17^th April 2012 – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fracking-for-gas-allowed-in-uk-despite-earthquakes-7648265.html

▫     See also SMC’s case review

◦    16/4/12 – Independent scientific report to DECC on fracking and earthquakes near Blackpool, SMC, April 16^th 2012 – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/independent-scientific-report-to-decc-on-fracking-and-earthquakes-near-blackpool/

▫     See SMC’s case review

◦    10/1/12 – Shale gas and fracking, SMC, January 10^th 2012 – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/shale-gas-and-fracking/

▫     Fracking water pollution in Lancashire ‘extremely unlikely’, BBC News, 10^th January 2012 – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-16494766

▫     U.K. Shale Drilling Won’t Start Dangerous Earthquakes, Kari Lundgren, Bloomberg News, 12^th January 2012 – http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-12/u-k-shale-drilling-won-t-start-dangerous-earthquakes.html

◦    2/11/11 – Expert reaction to Cuadrilla’s report into fracking and earthquakes, SMC, November 2^nd 2011 – http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-cuadrillas-report-into-fracking-and-earthquakes-2/ Seeded article –

▫     Fracking-induced tremors are ‘extremely rare’, says report, Stephen Harris, The Engineer, 3^rd November 2011 – http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/news-analysis/fracking-induced-tremors-are-extremely-rare-says-report/1010791.article

• Shale gas and fracking, SMC, November 2^nd 2011 –
  http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/shale-gas-and-fracking-3/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Shale-gas-and-fracking.pdf

 

5. Guardian ‘Open Letter’ From Academics, June 2014

• Lancashire’s shale gas can fill UK energy gap, Guardian On-line, Wednesday 4th June 2014 – http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/04/lancashire-shale-gas-uk-energy-gap
• “Focus on the scientific facts and get behind shale”, say academic geoscientists and engineers to politicians, North West Energy Task Force, June 2014 – http://www.nwenergy.org.uk/_focus_on_the_scientific_facts_and_get_behind_shale_say_academic_geoscientists_and_engineers_to_politicians
• Powerbase: ‘North West Energy Task Force’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/North_West_Energy_Task_Force
• Powerbase: ‘Westbourne Communications’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Westbourne_Communications
• Shale Gas Europe – http://shalegas-europe.eu/
• Powerbase: ‘Shale Gas Europe’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Shale_Gas_Europe

 

6. Interrelationship between the APPG on Unconventional Gas & Oil and The Shale Energy Task Force

• APPG Unconventional Oil and Gas – http://www.appgunconventionaloilandgas.com/
• Task Force on Shale Gas – http://www.shaletaskforce.uk/
• Task Force on Shale Gas: ‘About’ – http://www.shaletaskforce.uk/about-the-task-force
• Powerbase: ‘Task Force on Shale Gas’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Task_Force_on_Shale_Gas
• House of Lords Register of Members Interests: ‘Chris Smith’ – http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-smith-of-finsbury/186
• Powerbase: ‘Chris Smith’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Chris_Smith_%28UK_politician%29
• Powerbase: ‘Edelman’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Edelman
• Powerbase: ‘Hill and Knowlton’ – http://powerbase.info/index.php/Hill_and_Knowlton

 

CONTENTS
Introduction
Case study 1: University funding and NERC’s CDT for Oil and Gas

Case study 2: Academic involvement in major shale gas studies

Case study 3: The Mackay-Stone shale gas climate impacts study

Case study 4: The Science Media Centre and the ‘seeding’ of articles

Case study 5: Guardian ‘open letter’ from academics

Case study 6: The interrelationship between the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Unconventional Gas and Oil and The Task Force on Shale Gas

Conclusion

Appendix: Information sources for case study diagrams

 

This report has been commissioned by Talk Fracking

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