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By arimoore, on October 30th, 2009%
 Come be heard and seen at the TCCOG Public Hearing on the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) that will regulate natural gas drilling in our region.
The hearing is on Thursday, November 19, 2009, 7:00 p.m., at the State Theatre, 107 W. State St., Ithaca. It will be preceded by a Citizen’s Rally Against Hydro Fracking at 4.30pm on the Commons.
At the hearing, the public is invited to make verbal statements and/or submit written statements, which the TCCOG will submit to the DEC. (Visit our Take Action Now page for help.)
By arimoore, on October 9th, 2009%
Gas Drilling: Legal Issues for Landowners (with or without a lease)
A free educational forum, open to all
With increased natural gas development in the Southern Tier will come new and complex legal issues that affect both landowners and communities. Please join us on Thursday, October 29, from 7:00 to 9:30 pm to hear presentations by legal experts, followed by an opportunity to ask questions.
The forum will be held at Cornell Vet School’s James Law Auditorium on Tower Road, just a block from Rt. 366.
Topics will include
- lease terms and considerations
- “force majeure” lease extensions
- intricacies of lease extension/expiration
- compulsory integration (the legal extraction of gas from under unleased lands)
- liability issues
- protection of rights and property
All are encouraged to attend this unique event sponsored by the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) South Central NY Agricultural Team, together with Shaleshock Citizens Action Coalition, Community Science Institute, Finger Lakes Bioneers, Interfaith Action for Healing Earth, NYS Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, Sustainable Tompkins, and Tompkins County Farm Bureau.
For more information, please contact Schuyler CCE at 607-535-7161, or Tompkins CCE at 272-2292, or by email at: cab377@cornell.edu. More details will soon be posted to the CCE Natural Gas Development Resource Center website: http://gasleasing.cce.cornell.edu/ .
By arimoore, on October 7th, 2009%
New York Natural Gas Summit: Challenges and Opportunities is a pro-drilling event that folks with more critical perspectives may be interested in attending.
November 30, 2009
Owego Treadway Inn, Owego, New York
Goals and objectives: To inform and educate; prepare for challenges; prepare for opportunities; gather information for ongoing research; network between multiple stakeholders
Audiences: Local government officials; Landowner Coalition representatives; Citizens seeking more information; Researchers and Educators
Continue reading Of local interest: New York Natural Gas Summit
By arimoore, on September 28th, 2009%
Pennsylvania environment officials have charged Cabot Oil and Gas with five violations after nearly 8,000 gallons of hydraulic fracturing solution spilled [1] from a pipe system in two separate incidents near the town of Dimock last week. The department reported that a third, smaller spill occurred at the site Tuesday morning.
Read the rest here.
By arimoore, on September 22nd, 2009%
Petition: Schlumberger has history of environmental problems by G. Jeffrey Aaron:
An Ithaca-based environmental firm has presented a petition to Horseheads village planners that requests a full environmental impact study for the Schlumberger gas drilling support facility proposed for an 88-acre parcel near Wygant and Ridge roads.
The petition, e-mailed Monday to the village by Toxics Targeting Inc., includes the names of more than 60 residents primarily from the Horseheads and Elmira area who support the request, environmental data, a map showing more than 80 toxic spills or accidents that have taken place over the years within a quarter-mile radius of the proposed site, and federal records that document Schlumberger’ s environmental regulatory non-compliance at five of its facilities. (Read more)
By arimoore, on September 21st, 2009%
Read Ithaca gears up for gas drilling by Krisy Gashler:
The Tompkins County Council of Governments — a group of leaders of every municipality in the county — has recommended that municipalities compile lists of resources like prime agricultural lands, unique natural areas, and waterways. The idea is for municipalities to send their lists to the DEC and ask to become “involved agencies” when the DEC is considering specific gas drilling permits.
“Becoming an involved agency would require the DEC to notify townships of potential drilling activity in advance, which is not the current situation, and would allow them to perform their own environmental assessments,” a council of governments documents states. “It is critical for towns to inventory natural resources and submit this information to the DEC once the new draft Environmental Impact Statement is released, meaning there is little time to collect this information.” (Read more)
By arimoore, on September 15th, 2009%
Shaleshock has emailed the Democratic Primary candidates for Tompkins County Legislature, District 11, Peter Stein and Michael Koplinka-Loehr, asking if they would weigh in on their opinions about gas drilling in our region. Mr. Koplinka-Loehr has responded, and his reply is pasted below. Shaleshock makes no endorsement for either candidate.
Continue reading Candidate Koplinka-Loehr's Views on Unconventional Gas Drilling
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Come be heard and seen at the TCCOG Public Hearing on the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) that will regulate natural gas drilling in our region.
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