The COD Earth Sciences & COD Environmental Club Present: Hydraulic Fracturing Symposium Friday, April 24, 2015 SSC 3245 8:30 AM Welcome, Diana Strode, Stephen Tuscher 8:45AM – 9:15 AM Joan Crockett, Illinois Geological Survey, Hydraulic Fracturing and Oil & Gas in Illinois 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Kristine Baumstark, Legal Fellow, Illinois Environmental Council, The Legislative Processes of the Illinois Hydraulic Fracturing Act http://www2.epa.gov/hfstudy/hydraulic-fracturingwater-cycle 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Claire Botner, Department of Geology Graduate Student, University of Cincinnati, Methane Levels and Sources in Groundwater over a Time-Series of Fracking Activity in the Utica Shale of Ohio 10:50 AM – 11:20 AM Julianne Fernandez, Department of Geology Graduate Student and COD Alumna, University of Cincinnati, Relative Contributions of Hypoxia and Natural Gas Production and Transport to Methane Emissions from Lake Erie 11:30 AM – 12:15 AM Mike Mankowski, Director of Oil and Gas Resource Management, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, History and Current State of Oil and Gas Production in Illinois http://fracknation.com/about/ 12:30 PM – 1:50 PM Screening of the film FrackNation In FrackNation journalist Phelim McAleer faces threats, cops and bogus lawsuits questioning green extremists for the truth about fracking. McAleer uncovers fracking facts suppressed by environmental activists, and he talks with rural Americans whose livelihoods are at risk if fracking is banned. Emotions run high but the truth runs deep. 2013 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Panel Discussion Hydraulic Fracturing – Are the Environmental Concerns Real?