500,000

The number of abandoned gas and oil wells in PA. Many are leaking already, most will eventually leak, and we have no record of where 95% are!

30,000

The number of miles of gas and oil pipeline the PA DEP predicts will be built before 2035 in Pennsylvania.

0

The number of inspections actually conducted by US EPA – it relies on industry reports.

0

The number of wells bleeding methane to the atmosphere that the industry classifies as leaking if no groundwater contamination is discovered.

0

The additional carbon fuel development needed to meet domestic US fuel needs. We already are a net exporter of energy.

10%

The portion of the gas in the fracked shale layer that is extracted before a well is considered exhausted. The rest (90%) is a lost asset.

11th

Pennsylvania has the lowest (11th of 11 states) severance fees, the taxes and fees charged for produced gas and oil.

2000%

The global warming effect of Methane (natural gas) 20 times an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide in a year.

8400%

The global warming effect of Methane is 84 times an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide over ten years. (Methane degrades naturally, carbon dioxide does not.)