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The Costs of Fracking

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Acknowledgments<br />

Environment Minnesota Research & Policy Center sincerely thanks Emily Wurth <strong>of</strong><br />

Food and Water Watch, Martin Levin <strong>of</strong> Stern Shapiro Weissberg & Garin, and Jonathan<br />

Shefftz <strong>of</strong> JShefftz Consulting for their review <strong>of</strong> drafts <strong>of</strong> this document, as well as<br />

their insights and suggestions. Thanks also to Erika Staaf <strong>of</strong> PennEnvironment Research<br />

& Policy Center and Luke Metzger <strong>of</strong> Environment Texas Research & Policy Center for<br />

their perspectives and contributions.<br />

Environment Minnesota Research & Policy Center thanks the Colcom Foundation for<br />

making this report possible.<br />

<strong>The</strong> authors bear responsibility for any factual errors. <strong>The</strong> recommendations are those <strong>of</strong><br />

Environment Minnesota Research & Policy Center. <strong>The</strong> views expressed in this report<br />

are those <strong>of</strong> the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views <strong>of</strong> our funders or those<br />

who provided review.<br />

© 2012 Environment Minnesota Research & Policy Center<br />

Environment Minnesota Research & Policy Center is a 501(c)(3) organization. We are<br />

dedicated to protecting our air, water and open spaces. We investigate problems, craft<br />

solutions, educate the public and decision-makers, and help the public make their voices<br />

heard in local, state and national debates over the quality <strong>of</strong> our environment and our lives.<br />

For more information about Environment Minnesota Research & Policy Center or for<br />

additional copies <strong>of</strong> this report, please visit www.environmentminnesotacenter.org.<br />

Frontier Group conducts independent research and policy analysis to support a cleaner,<br />

healthier and more democratic society. Our mission is to inject accurate information and<br />

compelling ideas into public policy debates at the local, state and federal levels. For more<br />

information about Frontier Group, please visit www.frontiergroup.org.<br />

Layout: Harriet Eckstein Design<br />

Photo Credits: Main cover photo: Robert Donnan; Photos used on inset <strong>of</strong> cover, as icons and in infographics: Boy<br />

drinking water, Ken Bosma, flickr, Creative Commons; Construction Roadwork, Doug Tone, flickr, Creative Commons;<br />

Doctor and Patient, AntoAB, cc, flickr, Creative Commons; House for Sale, David Smith, flickr, Creative<br />

Commons; <strong>Fracking</strong> from Above, Allegheny Defense Project. Note that these photos are intended to illustrate the<br />

relevant concepts, not to provide editorial content or to represent any specific activity described in the report.

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