Capitol Pressroom Series on Fracking
August 21, 2010
Series Covering Various Impacts of Hydrofracking on the local infrastructure, economy, scientific will be presented every Friday for 13 weeks. All programs are archived for listening at any time. http://thecapitolpressroom.org.
- Part 1. Hydrofracking – What are the Financial Aspects? Posted on August 13, 2010 The EPA Hearing that was postponed until further notice was to be centered around the discussion of Water Quality and Safety in respects to Hydrofracking. Today’s edition of “The Capitol Pressroom,” we had Brian Nearing, Science and Environment Reporter from the Albany Times Union, and David Wethe, Energy Reporter for Bloomberg Business News from Houston, Texas, to talk about the financial aspect of Hydrofracking.
- Part 2 In the 2nd installment of our series on gas drilling in New York, we explore the issues that will face towns and villages when “gas culture” clashes with “upstate NY culture”. Those are the words of Elmira-based attorney Chris Denton, one of our guests today. He will be joined by the Supervisor of the Town of Preston, Pete Flanagan, and the Supervisor of the Town of Caroline, Don Barber. Plus, Jannette Barth, Ph.D, joins us. Currently the principal of J.M. Barth & Associates, Inc., Barth is the former Chief Economist for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. With her help, we will weigh the real economic demands and benefits of gas drilling on local towns and tax payers.
- Part 3 Where do you go to find the most balanced and scientifically accurate information about horizontal, high water pressure hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale? How do you determine which science is the most sound? Well, today we spoke with Bob Williams of Barnes-Williams Environmental Services BWES and Tony R. Ingraffea, Ph.D to figure that out. If you didn’t hear what Bob and Tony had to say, then please checkout our podcast of today’s show.
- Stan Scobie & Brad Vickers on The Capitol Press room 11AM-12 PM Binghamton 91.5, Ithaca 88.1 8PM on WRVO 90.5 (Cortland) 89.9 (Syracuse/Oswego) Podcast later.
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