Did you miss the Public Hearing on March 5th in the Town of Enfield?

Here's the video!

Many thanks to Cris McConkey for providing us with this great record.   And thank you to the Enfield Town Board for holding this hearing in a venue that allowed for many people to attend and have their voices heard. 

Enfield Public Hearing of March 5, 2013- Draft Ban Law

Information Session on One-Year Moratorium

PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION

February 29, 6:30 p.m., Enfield School GYM

An Informational meeting featuring Enfield Town Attorney, Guy Krogh, to provide information about the proposed moratorium on unconventional gas drilling in the Town of Enfield.

 

 

Click on the link to view the video here:

Enfield Meeting on Draft Moratorium

Video Resources- Videos Available of Enfield Events

Thank you to Cris McConkey for setting up a space for video of Enfield Events relating to community concerns for the environment. 

These videos may be found at this link:
http://shaleshockmedia.org/author/ensaw/

Video of Enfield Public Comment Meeting Regarding A Ban on Hydrofracking

Dear Enfield Neighbors,


Thank you so much to all of the Enfield residents (approximately 200!) who came out on Wednesday evening to voice their concerns regarding hydrofracturing in the Town of Enfield. We were overwhelmed and impressed by all of your passionate expressions of concern to the Town Board and your fellow community members. Seventy-four people stepped up to the mic!

We are Enfield!

ENSAW would like to thank the Enfield Town Board for respecting the request of 900 resident petition signers for further inquiry into the possibility of a ban on hydrofracturing. Immediate action by the Board will be critical in protecting our community from the dangers of hydrofracturing and industrialization.

Thanks to the efforts of Enfield resident and ENSAW member, Cris McConkey, video of this terrific event is available online at this link:

Enfield Public Comment Meeting- November 30th, 2011

For inspiration...watch it over and over!
 

Enfield Legal Presentations

On November 17th, Town of Enfield residents gathered to learn the risks and opportunities available to us regarding a ban or moratorium on hydrofracking in our community. 

Excellent presentations by both Guy Krogh, Enfield's Town attorney, of Thaler and Thaler, and attorney David Slottje of the Community Environmental Defence Council, were viewed by over 150 residents.

If you missed this event, you're in luck!  The video is available online at Shaleshock Media thanks to Enfield resident and videographer, Cris McConkey. Click on the link below to view.

Legal Issues Related to Banning Hydrofracking in the Town of Enfield

Please be sure to attend the Public Comment Meeting on November 30th at 6:30 p.m. in the

Enfield Elementary School GYM.

For more information please see this link:

Town of Enfield Public Comment Meeting

Legal Issues for Land Owners

Land owners have a particular interest in the development of gas drilling in our area whether they have a gas lease or not.  The Cornell Cooperative Extension held a forum addressing this topic and has provided video of the event. 

Topics in  part 1 include Gas Leases and Real Property Law by Randy Marcus, Esq.; Regulatory Issues and Pipelines by Helen Slottje, Esq.; Compulsory Integration, Landman Tactics & Tips by Jane Welsh, Esq. and Landowner Issues & Coalitions by Guy Krogh, Esq. Part 2 is the question and answer session that followed the presentations. Originally held October 29, 2009 at the Cornell Vet School Auditorium.  For more information from Cornell Cooperative Extension on gas leasing, please visit their website's Gas Drilling Library.


Part 1- Panel Presentations

Part 2- Q and A Session

Long Term Economics With Fracking

The League of Women Voters of Tompkins County held a forum on the long term economic impact of fracking on May 2nd. Video of the event may be viewed at this link:

Long Term Economics with Fracking

The program includes the following:

-Introduction by Kay Wagner, moderator and chair of the Natural Resource Committee of the League of Women Voters of Tompkins County;

-"Marcellus Hydrofracking: What Does it Mean for Economic Development?" Prof. Susan Christopherson, Department of City and Regionall Planning at Cornell;

-"Drilling for Natural Gas: Assigning Values, Measuring Costs". Prof. John Schwartz, Department of  Physics at Ithaca College (retired); 

-"Shale Gas Economics from Three Authors: Jannette Barth, Jeffrey Jacquette, and Chip Northrupt". Don Barber, supervisor for the Town of Caroline and co-chair of the Tompkins County Council of Government;

-Q & A

Gas Drilling in Enfield's Marcellus: The Process and the Law

Enfield Neighbors for Safe Air & Water welcomed two speakers on Monday, March 22nd to the Enfield Grange on Enfield Main Road. The public was invited to a presentation to help Enfield residents and community members better understand the process of natural gas drilling and the legal issues involved. We heard more about how drilling is done, the potential impact on our air and water, lease basics and landowner liability. Speakers were Helen Slottje, Attorney at Law,working for Community Environmental Defense Council, Inc., a nonprofit environmental law firm based in Ithaca, and Bill Podulka, Ph.D, Co-Director of The Marcellus Accountability Project.
Video of this event is below.



Gas Drilling in Enfield's Marcellus Shale: Impact on Towns and The Environment

Gas Drilling in Enfield's Marcellus Shale: Impact on Towns and The Environment
Held at the Enfield Grange, January 27, 2010