1. “There’s a problem? Says who?”
What the Frack?
Earth, Wind, and Fire
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2. Category 1 questions follow

3. What type of rock is usually “fracked”?
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4. Shale
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5. What makes up 99% of the fluid used in fracking?
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6. Water and Sand
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7. How deep is the average fracking well?
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8. 7,500 feet
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9. Why is it called “fracking”?
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10. Fissures are created in the rock to release gas and oil
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11. What is the name of the Pennsylvania gas deposit?
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12. Marcellus Shale
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13. Category 2 questions follow

14. 10 What are the major types of contamination caused by fracking?
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15. Ground, air, and water pollution
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16. What dangers are associated with gas wells?20

17. Fires and explosions
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18. 30 What dangers does injecting waste water back into the ground cause?
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19. Earthquakes
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20. 40 What is the average quantity of water required to frack one well?
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21. 3 – 5 million gallons
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22. Who has the Federal government delegated the greatest responsibility to regulate environmental concerns of fracking?
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23. State level governments
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24. Category 3 questions follow

25. Name two oil companies involved in fracking?
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26. 10 Chevron, Exxon, Texaco, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Marathon Oil, BP
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27. What percentage of natural gas production is generated from fracking?
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28. 40 – 50%
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29. What other industries benefit from fracking?
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30. Cement, sand, chemical, drilling equipment
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31. How many jobs will “Unconventional gas production” contribute to the US economy by 2015?
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32. Over 3 million
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33. What was Exxon’s 2013 direct contribution to the US economy (in billions of dollar)?
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34. 63 Billion
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35. Category 4 questions follow

36. What are the two main reasons that the US government supports fracking?
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37. Job creation and energy independence
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38. According to the President, how many jobs will be added to the US economy as a result of natural gas production in the next 10 years?
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39. 600,000
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40. 30 In years, how long will the US natural gas reserves last?
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41. 100 years
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42. 40 What is the name of the President’s comprehensive energy plan?
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43. Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future
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44. How will natural gas benefit US foreign policy?
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45. 50 Reduce dependence on oil imports from unstable regions of the world
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46. Category 5 questions follow

47. What US government department attributes earthquakes to fracking wasterwater disposal?
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48. USGS – United States Geological Survey
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49. What US government department leases government lands to oil and gas companies?
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50. 20 US DOI – US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
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51. What US government department is responsible to regulate water and air quality?
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52. EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
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53. What US government department is responsible to monitor new energy sources?
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54. DOE – United States Department of Energy
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55. What US government department, which is responsible to act as the watchdog for the US congress on economic issues, found issues with fracking?
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56. GAO – Government Accountability Office
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