Drilling and the DEC: Responding to Economic Impacts

*Drilling and the DEC: Responding to Economic Impacts*
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*Saturday, October 15, 2011** Ithaca, NY*
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About 300 people came to hear grassroots activists, experts, and local officials concerned about protecting our local agriculture and tourism economies, community character, roads and infrastructure The presenters offered information on the revised Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS).****Speakers addressed the portion of proposed drilling guidelines that intends to mitigate adverse social and economic impacts such as truck traffic, threats to food crops, and demand on local services. The forum was moderated by Martha Robertson, Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature. Panelists included Ed Marx, Tompkins County Commissioner of Planning, who addressed the impacts of drilling on local communities. Jannette Barth, Ph.D., Economist, Pepacton Institute, who addressed the flaws in the new socioeconomic impact study. Barbara Lifton, NY State Assemblywoman for Tompkins and Cortland Counties, who addressed what she and other legislators are doing about the shale gas impacts. James (Chip) Northrup, Partner and investor in oil and gas projects, served on Governor of Texas’ Energy Advisory Council, who addressed how to make responses to the DEC. *
*Papers available at http://tinyurl.com/ithaca-sgeis*
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*Video Shot By Cris McConkey available at **http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6FD26CFB7DAB7D2D*
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*Edward Marx <http://www.tcgasmap.org/media/Marx%20Slides%2010-15-11.pdf>
/AICP, Tompkins County Commissioner of Planning and Community Sustainability. His presentation focused on cumulative impacts (and the lack of adequate treatment of them in the revised draft SGEIS) and impacts of gas drilling on local governments./*

*Jannette Barth <http://www.tcgasmap.org/media/Barth%20Slides%2010-15-11.pdf