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Dr. Anthony R. Ingraffea, Cornell University Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering, will talk about  the technology, development and impact of horizontal natural gas drilling and slick water hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale, followed by a Q&A session.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 16 @ 7:00 p.m. Free & open to the public.
WHERE: Watkins Glen High School Auditorium; 301 12th Street, Watkins Glen, NY. (Entrance off the parking lot on the west side of the school, near the Field House)
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If you care about the future of the Finger Lakes, don’t miss this one! Learn about the possible future extent of natural gas development in Schuyler County and the surrounding area - it will likely begin soon after the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation completes its Final SGEIS.
Professor Ingraffea has been a principal investigator on R&D projects from the National Science Foundation, NASA, FAA, Kodak, IBM, Schlumberger, and the Gas Research Institute. His research concentrates on computer simulation and physical testing of complex fracturing processes. For his research achievements, he won the "Significant Paper Award" for one of five most important papers in the category of Computational/Analytical Applications in the past 20 years, and he has twice won the U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics Award for Research in Rock Mechanics.
Professor Ingraffea has received numerous awards for his outstanding teaching at Cornell. He has been a leader in the use of workstations and information technology in engineering education. He organized and was the first Director of the Synthesis National Engineering Education Coalition, a team of eight diverse engineering colleges. Synthesis developed, implemented, and assessed innovative programs and technologies to improve the quality of undergraduate engineering education and to attract and graduate larger numbers of women and minority engineers.
Sponsored by the Schuyler County Environmental Management Council.
Questions? Contact Kate Bartholomew [607-228-7371] or Jenna Hicks [607-535-7161].
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County provides equal program and employment opportunities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by calling CCE of Schuyler County at 607-535-7161 no later than one week before the beginning of any event to make arrangements. Requests received after this date will be met when possible. |
The recently released NYS DEC draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) is not adequate to regulate and govern the environmental hazards involved in the new drilling technologies proposed to access the natural gas trapped in the deep rock of the Marcellus Shale. This document is inadequate to regulate and govern Marcellus drilling and it needs to be sent back and revised - it cannot be accepted as currently written. Unlike conventional drilling, drilling into the Marcellus Shale requires millions of gallons of water and chemicals, the disposal and regulation of which has been poorly addressed in the new document, and has the potential to become a significant environmental disaster for the Finger Lakes, both with contamination of surface waters and contamination of aquifers and wells. The impact on the tourism and the wine industry will be substantial, as our scenic rural and farm lands give way to industrial 200' drilling rigs, five-acre well pads and hazardous waste holding ponds spaced as closely as one for every forty acres! 