The free panel presentation, “Gas Drilling: Legal Issues For Land Owners” held on Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:00-9:30 pm at the Cornell Vet School is now available on the ccetompkins.org website in 2 installments:

http://ccetompkins.org/legalissues1.wmv (167MB)
1 hour 43 minutes – Panel Presentation

http://ccetompkins.org/legalissues2.wmv (146MB)
1 hour 16 minutes – Questions & Answers

The event included presentations by legal experts on the terminology and issues surrounding natural gas leases, and was followed by an opportunity to ask questions. Topics included general lease terminology, force majeure lease extensions, compulsory integration (the legal extraction of gas from under unleased land), liability issues, and the protection of rights and property. it was sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension South Central NY Agriculture Team, with Shaleshock Citizens Action Coalition, the Community Science Institute, Finger Lakes Bioneers, Interfaith Action for Healing Earth, NYS Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, Sustainable Tompkins, and the Tompkins County Farm Bureau.