----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:07 AM Subject: [MarcellusGasInfo] Public Forum on Gas Drilling in NYS, Sept. 18th, Ithaca NY
Hi, everyone- A lot of interest has been generated about the upcoming informational meeting in Ithaca, NY. We are very happy so many people are coming to see Land Out of Time and talk about the gas rush in our region. It took a while, but I think Ithaca is finally waking up to what's in our backyard. Here's the info if anyone wants to come. If you do come, please don't be shy (I'm pretty darn shy myself, strangely)-- please introduce yourselves so I get a face to your name! I am coordinating this event with Autumn Stoscheck, so please contact either one of us with questions, etc. Lisa and Autumn can be reached via email or: 202-368-8753 Please feel free to forward this info to other groups/individuals. Thanks! -------------------------------------- Community Forum on Gas Drilling In New York State Sept. 18th 7-10 PM at Women’s Community Building in Ithaca Documentary Screening “Land Out Of Time” Ithaca, NY, September 3, 2008: The public is invited to attend a screening of the award-winning documentary Land Out of Time which highlights the often devastating effects of oil and gas drilling on public lands. Representatives from citizens’ groups Citizen’s Energy Alliance (CEA) and Chenango Delaware Otsego Gas (CDOG) will be among the speakers participating in a question and answer period following the screening. Speakers will include attorney Mary Jo Long and Mike Bernard. Long is a member of Afton Town Board (elected on the Green Party) who has served on numerous Boards including Northeast Organic Farming Association-NY, and the Central New York Occupational Health Clinic. Mike Bernhard makes furniture from the oaktrees uphill from his homestead, where he raises most of what he eats. He is a NY Green Party state committeeman (Chenango County) and a graduate of Democracy School. He is Chenango County rep to ChenangoDelawareOtsego Gas (CDOG). While Land Out of Time focuses on the impact of advanced forms of deep drilling on communities in the western states, the effects of this type of wide-scale gas drilling will soon become apparent in New York State. Soaring energy prices, loose environmental regulations, and advanced drilling technologies have created a natural gas drilling boom across the country, and in our state. With approximately 65% of the land leased to industry, our region is set to become the proving grounds for Marcellus Shale drilling when the Department of Environmental Conservation finishes its revised Generic Environmental Impact Statement in early 2009. Is New York State ready for this kind of drilling? What burdens will municipalities face? Who will protect our watershed? What can we learn from already impacted communities? Join the discussion at the Women’s Community Building at 100 West Seneca St., Ithaca NY. More information about gas drilling can be found at http://sites.google.com/site/nymarcellusshale. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MarcellusGasInfo" group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/marcellusgasinfo?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
