Webinar about fracking, and why it matters beyond the oil and gas fields, is scheduled for Dec. 4

Marilyn Geewax

Horizontal hydraulic fracturing of deep, dense hydrocarbon deposits has changed the face of the oil and gas industry in the United States, and is causing change in the nation at large. In a one-hour, free webinar on Dec. 4, NPR’s Marilyn Geewax will explain how the unleashing of these vast deposits is changing all our lives. "The Fracking Revolution: Finding Energy Stories Everywhere" is designed to help journalists cover fracking’s local economic impact – even if they aren’t in one of the 31 oil and gas states.

The webinar will be presented by NPR and the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University. It is for journalists who want to familiarize themselves with the economic effects of expanded energy supplies on manufacturing, transportation and, ultimately, jobs nationwide. Geewax is a senior business editor on NPR’s national desk and its national economics correspondent. The live webinar will begin at noon ET and a repeat will begin at 4 p.m. ET Dec. 4. For more about it, and free registration, click here.