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Gas Drilling: Stories From the Front Line (VIDEOS)

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

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)

Cornell Coperative Extension/Tompkins County Workforce Investment Board Meeting

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.

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Please RSVP by June 15 to Julia Mattick at jmattick@tompkins-co.org or Rod Howe at rlh13@cornell.edu.