{"id":1388,"date":"2013-12-23T14:00:55","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T19:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/environmentallawprogram\/?page_id=1388"},"modified":"2014-09-11T12:52:23","modified_gmt":"2014-09-11T16:52:23","slug":"information-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/environmentallawprogram\/information-disclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Disclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please visit ELP’s new website:<\/h1>\n

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What Do We Need to Know about Fracking, to Guide Policy Responses?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Information drives reasoned public debate about the risks of shale gas development, and guides more practical and protective policy responses.<\/p>\n

Timely, relevant information also empowers private stakeholders to make shale gas development safer, cleaner, and more protective of workers and communities.\u00a0 Aligning private interests \u2013 the ability to attract institutional investors, lower insurance rates, or secure capital \u2013 with environmental considerations rewards safer practices more effectively than regulation alone.\u00a0 Meanwhile, private sector analysts may spot patterns in the data that help prioritize policy responses.<\/p>\n

In the following clip (at 4:05) from a conference hosted by UCLA and the Union of Concerned Scientists, EPI Director Kate Konschnik how information can guide thoughtful policy responses.\u00a0 Here, Kate stresses the need for baseline (pre-drill) testing and ongoing monitoring to evaluate health and environmental impacts of shale gas development.<\/p>\n