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By shirari, on July 15th, 2009%
Cornell Cooperative Extension will host a series of meetings across New York’s Southern Tier during July and August to provide opportunities for the general public to gain a basic understanding of the issues associated with the development of natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale.
The meetings, co-sponsored by CCE Association offices, will occur from 7-9 p.m. Residents should contact their local CCE Association for more details. More info: gasleasing.cce.cornell.edu
The complete tentative schedule:
- Grace United Methodist Church, Corning (Steuben County), July 16
- Chenango Town Hall (Broome County), July 22 – call 607-584-9966 to register
- Waverly (Tioga County), July 28
- Watkins Glen (Schuyler County), Aug. 5
- Liberty (Sullivan County), Aug. 17
By shirari, on July 15th, 2009%
Energy Industry Sways Congress With Misleading Data by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica:
“We are all for using science-based information,” said Amy Mall, a senior policy analyst for the Natural Resources Defense Council. “But the underlying information doesn’t really tell the story they claim it does.”
Nonetheless, the arguments have gained traction in Congress and have eroded support for new regulation.
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By shirari, on July 15th, 2009%
 Experts question treated gas-drilling fluid: Problems noted in Pennsylvania by Krisy Gashler:
The consultant overseeing testing at the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Plant cautioned plant operators Wednesday to think carefully before accepting gas drilling fracking fluid, saying some Pennsylvania plants that have accepted the material have created problems for downstream drinking water plants. One plant also reportedly discovered radioactivity in the fracking waste, said Jimmie Joe Carl, an engineer with Pennfield-based MRB Group.
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By shirari, on July 15th, 2009%
This is the last call for articles to be published in the first Shaleshock Newsletter. We’re excited to be putting out a newsletter and giving Shaleshock a voice in print form!
Please send your pieces in or contact Ryan at clover56@riseup.net and tell him when you’ll have it to us. You can also bring your articles to today’s Shaleshock meeting.
By shirari, on July 15th, 2009%
Lecture: Francis J. DiSalvo
“World Challenges: Making Our Way to Sustainable Solutions”
Statler Auditorium, Cornell University
Cornell Professor Frank DiSalvo, who directs the Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future, will outline some of the challenges the world faces in the areas of energy, environment, and economic and human development, and the role of academic institutions in addressing these issues.
Visit Cornell’s site for more info.
By shirari, on July 15th, 2009%
 A recent University of Massachusetts study concluded that spending $100 billion nationwide on clean, green economic recovery projects (wind, solar, biofuels, etc.) would “create nearly four times more total jobs than spending the same amount of money within the oil industry, and 300,000 more jobs than a similar amount of spending directed toward household consumption.”
Check out the study!
By shirari, on July 15th, 2009%
Ithaca Journal Covers Ithaca Town Board Meeting/Shaleshock Presentation by Krisy Gashler:
Hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale will require much more water and chemicals than used in the conventional natural gas drilling that has occurred in New York for decades, members of Shaleshock told the Town Board.
That will mean more trucks carrying water to wastewater treatment plants, which aren’t equipped to handle the waste, and the trucks will increase noise and dust, while damaging small country roads, they said.
The gas industry highlights the potential for $22 billion in gas revenues, but they don’t account for the potential loss in revenue from things like hunting and fishing, farming, and tourism, Shaleshock member Lisa Ann Wright said.
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