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Shaleshock is having a meeting July 15th! We will discuss ongoing projects, campaigns, logistics, and how we can all support eachother in building a movement to defend our land and water. 6:00 – 8:30pm At the new Shaleshock Office! 115 E. MLK st (above autumn leaves on the commons) in Ithaca, NY 14580 Snacks will be provided. Please contact me if you have special needs, or requests. Thanks, See you there! June 24, 2009 Contamination of drinking water fearedThe woman who has helped the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency review and monitor state oil and gas drilling policies warned that New York is seriously lacking oversight and is long overdue an assessment. Speaking Tuesday at the Museum of the Earth, with the skeleton of giant prehistoric creature looming above her head, Wilma Subra said now is the time for the state to take a hard look at its current and future drilling policies, with the specter of large-scale hydrofracking of natural gas reserves in the Marcellus Shale looming over its head. Continue reading Activist: Drilling in N.Y. needs scrutiny Press Release, June 22, 2009 Contact: Barbara Lifton, District Office Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton (D/WF-Ithaca) has announced the Assembly today passed her legislative resolution memorializing Congress to enact H.R. 2766, repealing the 2005 exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act. Lifton said the drilling exemption removes hydraulic fracturing and the chemicals it uses from any federal regulations or oversight. Continue reading Lifton leads Assembly in urging Congress to close drilling loophole See more videos from the June 15, 2009 Forum at Broome Community College, called “Gas Drilling: Stories From the Front Line.” Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling near Hickory, Pa: “The more you learn about hydraulic fracturing in the states ahead of us in these fast moving gas ventures, the more concern you have for our local environment.” (Read more and see photos) An upcoming event that you may like to attend and speak up at: The Tompkins County Workforce Investment Board and Cornell Cooperative Extension are holding a meeting on June 24 from 10:30-12:30 in Room 140 at Cornell’s East Hill Office Building. The purpose of the meeting is to explore workforce development opportunities related to the various phases of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale. This will also entail looking at workforce development resources and connections among various educational institutions. They have invited representatives from Penn College of Technology to give an overview of their approach to this. East Hill Office Building Directions Please RSVP by June 15 to Julia Mattick at jmattick@tompkins-co.org or Rod Howe at rlh13@cornell.edu. Action recommendations from Don Barber, Chair Tompkins County Council of Governments, Supervisor Town of Caroline:
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