Marcellus Shale - The Impact of Natural Gas Drilling
Catskill Mountainkeeper Co-Sponsored Two Educational Forums
with experts from the Sullivan County Division of Planning and Environmental Management, Oil and Gas Accountability Project as well as experts on law and community organizing
The pace of gas drilling in New York State and its potential in the Upper Delaware Region has many property owners and municipal officials asking questions about the impacts of drilling on the environment, how gas leases should be written to protect the interests of property owners, and what regulations and land use approaches are available to protect the health and safety of local residents.
The Forums took place on Thursday, June 26 at the Walton Theater in Walton, NY, Delaware County and June 27th at the Liberty Highschool in Liberty, NY in Sullivan County. The purpose of these educational forums was to cover these issues and offer case examples.
To view the panelists, please click here.
To read the article about the Walton Forum in the New York Times
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Thunder 102 morning show hosts, Mike Sakell and Paul Ciliberto of Sakell & Ciliberto in the Morning hosted a special live on-air forum on natural gas drilling in Sullivan County from 7 - 9 Tuesday night.
Among the guests were Sullivan County Planning Commissioner William Pammer, Legislator Jody Goodman, Wes Gillingham, program Director for Catskill Mountainkeeper and Peter Gozza, President and CEO for the Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development. See the article here
**UPDATE** NYRI filing again ruled incomplete; needs info on studies, ordinances
Now the PSC wants more information on such matters as impact studies, local ordinances and historic structures along the route. Until the application is complete, the PSC won’t officially begin the review process or hold public hearings on the 10-story-tall line.
The state’s notice of deficiencies follows a similar notice from the federal government after NYRI applied for a reimbursement of its costs – to be paid by ratepayers. Click here for the Times Herald Record story by Steve Israel, July 28, 2008.

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