Natural gas production: at what cost to NYS?

With energy production high on the national agenda, and one of the largest discoveries of natural gas in our midst, the question is: “What impact will Hydraulic Fracturing in the Marcellus Shale have on our Water, Environment and Economy?”

There will be a PUBLIC FORUM: Natural Gas Production – At What Cost to NYS?

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009, 7 – 9 PM at the BRIGHTON TOWN HALL DOWNSTAIRS, 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618.

The program will begin with Orientation to the Issues by Wes Gillingham, Program Director, Catskill Mountain Keeper, followed by an Expert Panel joining Gillingham:
Dr. Diane Hope - Professor in Communications, RIT and property owner in the shale area
Ashur Terwilliger, President of the Chemung county Farm Bureau
Dr. Ron Bishop – Lecturer in Chemistry and Biochemistry, SUNY Oneonta.

Co-sponsors: Federation of Monroe County Environmentalists, League of Women Voters, Rochester Regional Group – Sierra Club, Genesee Valley Audubon Society, Genesee Valley Chapter – Adirondack Mountain Club, Center for Sustainable Living

Pre- register for Pre-Forum Materials:info@fmce.org, www.fmce.org, 585-392-4918