Thank you, Chair, and thank you to our participants and witnesses today.
First of all, Mr. Coon, I wonder if you could tell us if there is something about the nature of shale gas development that has caused this concern, as you said, about social disruption and it being an issue? Does 1,000 wells seem like a lot? Is it due to the nature of the resource that it is spread out in such a way? Can you elaborate on that?
Would you tell us whether you agree with our position that, as the EPA is doing in the United States, there should be a full review, at the national level, of shale gas, among other things, before we proceed quickly with this?