Energy-Water-Land Connections Briefing Series, Part 2 OIL AND NATURAL GAS June 12, 2015 10:00 - 11:00 AM 2237 Rayburn House Office Building Geoscience information can be used by federal, speakers state, and local decision makers to assess the Bridget Scanlon positive and negative impacts of onshore oil and Senior Research Scientist gas energy resource development, and to inform Bureau of Economic Geology policy to both facilitate U.S. energy production and The University of Texas at Austin minimize impacts on water and land resources. Mike Smith Executive Director In this briefing, the speakers will address key Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission questions that geosciences help to inform, such as: Richard Haut • How does onshore oil and gas development impact Program Director of Energy Production our water and land resources? Houston Advanced Research Center • What water and land resources are necessary for P. Patrick Leahy, Moderator onshore oil and gas development? Executive Director American Geosciences Institute • What new technologies are available or being presented by developed for onshore oil and gas development? And how will they change the impact of oil and gas American Association for the Advancement of Science extraction on our water and land resources? American Association of Petroleum Geologists American Geophysical Union • How can policymakers use geoscience information to American Geosciences Institute make decisions and minimize the impact of onshore Association of American State Geologists Geological Society of America oil and gas development on water and land National Ground Water Association resources? National Science Foundation—Directorate for Geosciences Soil Science Society of America U.S. Geological Survey Please RSVP to Abby Seadler ([email protected]) by June 11, 2015.