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.
Read Peter Applebome's two part series about the Walton Forum in the New York Times
Part
1: June 29, 2008, "Gas Drillers in Race for Hearts and
Land."
Part
2: July 3, 2008, "A Land Rush is Likely, so a Lawyer
Gets Ready."
-- "I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves." – Che Guevara