New Warehouse for Shale Mining Data

A great new resource for keeping tabs on the oil industry has just opened up—the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC) has developed the FracTracker, a website where people can upload data on the Marcellus Shale gas reserves under the Appalachian basin.

So far, users have uploaded lists of oil and gas violations, incident records, and mining incidents that occurred in various areas along the reserve. Wouldn't it be great if Interior submitted more information like this to data.gov as it moves forward with its open government initiatives?

-- Alex Bland