Clean Natural Gas? Exploring the Challenge of Hydrofracking

7:30 p.m., Monday, October 29

Daemen College
4380 Main Street, Amherst
Room 336, Duns Scotus Hall

Free and Open to the Public

Film

• The Sky is Pink by Josh Fox and the Gasland Team

Panelists

• David Kowalski, Professor Emeritus; UB CLEAR; Blogs: j.mp/ReEnergizeBuffalo & j.mp/CleanEnergyNow

• Scott Sackett, President, Skipping Stone Pictures

• Joseph Currier, Mathematics Major, Daemen College

• Lynda Schneekloth, Chairperson, Sierra Club Niagara Group (niagarasierraclub.wordpress.com)

Moderator 

• Walter Simpson, energy educator & activist, Daemen College Instructor (www.energyreallymatters.com)

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For years natural gas has been regarded as a clean fuel but no longer.  Drilling for gas in deep shale formations using hydraulic fracturing technology has changed everything. Can fracking be done in an environmentally responsible way, as suggested by an abundance of TV ads?  Or is it too risky?  And do cleaner alternatives exist?  This panel discussion will address these questions and explain the role of citizen action and media in shaping natural gas public policy.

This panel discussion is presented as part of the Alternative & Renewable Energy Issues course in Daemen's Global & Sustainability program.  For information on this exciting new major and minor, visit www.daemen.edu/sustainability.  For more information about the panel discussion, wsimpson@daemen.edu or 839-0062.