Given the very significant interest in the Marcellus Shale drilling, I’m pleased to inform you that the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science, the Paleontological Research Institution, the Cornell Water Resources Institute and Cornell Cooperative Extension will host a panel discussion on

“The Marcellus Shale:  Energy, Environment and the Public Interest”

to be held in Uris Hall Auditorium from 4:45 to 6:45  pm on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

This forum is intended to inform the Cornell faculty on the broad range of energy and environmental issues that underlie the current controversy regarding extraction of shale gas from the Marcellus Formation in southern N.Y. and northern Pennsylvania. Cornell experts in geology, energy, groundwater, and public policy will be present to help answer questions regarding the potential risks and benefits associated with this national energy resource.