Past PAUSE events and activities
April 20, 2012
Newfield Firehall
Gas Leases - Legal and Financial Concerns
- Joseph J. Heath, Esq. - “Problems with Gas Lease Termination”
- Greg May - “Gas Leases and Residential Mortgages”
- Elisabeth N. Radow, Esq. (via Skype) - “Impacts of Gas Leases on Homeownership and Mortgages”
March 19, 2012
Newfield Firehall
When Home Becomes a Gasfield
Bradford County landowner and 6th generation Towanda resident Ruth Tonachel gave a talk "When Home Becomes a Boomtown" on the ways in which daily life and sense of place have changed since the arrival of the shale gas industry. Newfield resident Marie Terlizzi presented a Field Guide to Fracking with photos from Bradford County depicting all phases of gas drilling.
December 8, 2011
Newfield Fire Hall
Gasland - The Movie
October 28, 2011
Newfield Fire Hall
Drinking Water and Gas Drilling - What Are the Risks?
Dr. Steve Penningroth, Executive Director, Community Science Institute, spoke about “Monitoring Water for Gas Well Impacts”. Craig Schutt, Conservation District Manager, Tompkins County Soil & Water Conservation District (TCSWCD), discussed water resources, including aquifers, and the role of the TCSWCD in protecting them.
Sept 10, 2011
PAUSE at Newfield Old Home Days
PAUSE Spring 2011 Gas Drilling Awareness Speaker Series
June 10, 2011
Newfield Fire Hall
PART III: Living in Gasland - A Bradford County, PA Perspective
Bradford Co dairy farmers Carol French and Carolyn Knapp, co-founders of PLGAS (Pennsylvania Landowners Group for Awareness and Solutions) and owners of leased land, spoke about their experiences in dealing with the gas industry and about how life has changed in nearby Bradford Co since the gas drilling industry moved in.
June 3, 2011
Newfield Fire Hall
PART II: The Economic Impact of Gas Drilling in the Marcellus - Don't Jump to Conclusions
Economist Dr. Jannette Barth addressed the question of whether the potential economic gain of shale gas extraction in NYS was worth the risk. View and download her papers using links below:
Unanswered Questions | More Unanswered Questions | Response to Industry
May 26, 2011
Newfield Fire Hall
PART I: Unconventional Gas Development from Shale Plays - Myths and Realities
Cornell Engineering Professor Anthony Ingraffea explained many of the physical aspects of shale gas extraction within a framework of exposing several favorite industry myths, especially the myth that fracking as planned for NYS is a 60-year-old, well proven technology.
to ban
High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing
in Newfield