Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is the controversial process used to speed up extraction of oil and gas. But fracking is a heavily water-dependent practice that has implications for California’s water supply in both the short and long term. Join us for a panel discussion featuring experts on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing to water resources and learn about the consequences of this increasingly utilized technique.
What: A panel discussion on hydraulic fracturing
When: Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Calit2 Auditorium, 4100 E Peltason Dr., Irvine, 92617
Speakers: Jonathan Bishop, Chief Deputy Director of the State Water Research Control Board; Rob Jackson, professor at Stanford University; Katharine Moore, consultant for the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee; Damon Nagami Senior Attorney and Director of the NRDC's Southern California Ecosystems Project; James Rosenblum, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
