Introduction to Marcellus Shale Issues
Tuesday, October 27, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
<http://www.unitarian.ithaca.ny.us/>Unitarian Church of Ithaca, 306
N. Aurora Street, Ithaca, NY
This FREE public meeting will introduce residents to the issues
associated with the development of natural gas production in the
Marcellus Shale. The program will provide an overview of the relevant
geology, water issues related to drilling and hydrofracking and the
potential economic benefits and community impacts. For more
information, contact: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins
County at (607) 272-2292 or email <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected].
Gas Drilling: Legal Issues for Landowners
Thursday, October 29, 7:00 to 9:30 pm
James Law Auditorium, Cornell University Vet School on Tower Road, Ithaca
This FREE public forum will include presentations by legal experts on
the terminology and issues surrounding natural gas leases, followed
by an opportunity to ask questions. Topics covered will include
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. Additional details will be available at
<http://gasleasing.cce.cornell.edu/>http://gasleasing.cce.cornell.edu.
The forum is presented 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. For more information,
contact CCE-Schuyler at (607) 535-7161 or email
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected], or call CCE-Tompkins
at (607) 272-2292.
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