As the founder of the Population Media Center, William “Bill” Ryerson is also associated with the Post Carbon Institute, which helps to find solutions in creating a more sustainable and energy efficient world. Bill Ryerson has been involved in issues regarding the earth’s population and ancillary issues like reproductive health, family size preferences, and migration dynamics (immigration/emigration) for over 40 years.

1. Post Carbon Institute - Fracking
Bill Ryerson, Immigration

2. Introduction
• As the founder of the Population Media Center, William “Bill”
Ryerson is also associated with the Post Carbon Institute,
which helps to find solutions in creating a more sustainable
and energy efficient world. Bill Ryerson has been involved in
issues regarding the earth’s population and ancillary issues
like reproductive health, family size preferences, and
migration dynamics (immigration/emigration) for over 40
years.
The Post Carbon Institute is dedicated to creating a more
resilient and supportable environment. In order to
accomplish these goals, the institute is examining current
environmental issues, including the use of hydraulic
fracturing (fracking) for the production of oil and gas in the
United States.

3. Fracking
• Fracking has become a popular means of oil and
gas exploration and production by energy
companies, but companies like the Post Carbon
Institute are expressing concerns regarding the
effects of fracking on the environment. The
institute has been holding a number of public
policymaker briefings and has issued
groundbreaking reports on the subject of the
“Shale Revolution” and its environmental
effects.