http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/28284 http://catskillmountainkeeper.org/ Marcellus Shale - The Impact of Natural Gas Drilling <http://catskillmountainkeeper.org/node/80> *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* <http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/June08/28/SC_natgas-28Jun08.html>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. <http://catskillmountainkeeper.org/node/529> *Read Peter Applebome's two part series about the Walton Forum in the New York Times * *Part 1 <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/nyregion/29towns.html?em&ex=1214884800&en=8e2e000e0f1ede9f&ei=5087%0A>: *June 29, 2008, "Gas Drillers in Race for Hearts and Land."* **Part 2 <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/nyregion/03towns.html?em&ex=1215230400&en=a8ecbc6f8632b97f&ei=5087%0A>: *July 3, 2008, "A Land Rush is Likely, so a Lawyer Gets Ready."* * * * Click here for a detailed overview on natural gas drilling in the Catskills <http://catskillmountainkeeper.org/node/290>** -- "I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves." -- Che Guevara
