November 19–20, 2010 • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Introductions by Nadia Steinzor, Marcellus Organizer, Earthworks OGAP
Welcome (16:30)
Doug Shields, Pittsburgh City Councilman
Opening Remarks (13:20)
Gwen Lachelt, Director, Earthworks OGAP
Summit Overview (13:25)
Jim Fitzgerald, Summit Facilitator
Panelists share real-life stories of health impacts being felt by citizens living with gas development, information on drilling and fracking chemicals known to have health impacts, as well as approaches for surveying community health impacts.
Facilitator: Sharon Wilson, Earthworks Texas OGAP (3:30)
Speaker | length | slides | Add'l Info | |
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John Fenton | Health impacts in Pavillion, WY | 14:49 | ||
Lisa Parr | Health impacts in Barnett Shale, TX | 16:34 | ||
Wilma Subra | Health surveys from TX and WY | 13:31 | ||
Dr. Theo Colborn (presented by Wes Wilson) |
Chemicals and health impacts | 16:51 | The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX) | |
Post presentation Q&A for Panel 1 | 13:09 |
This session will include information on the range of socioeconomic impacts and benefits that have been felt in communities already affected by natural gas drilling and production, as well as strategies that can be taken to reduce socioeconomic impacts in communities.
Facilitator: Kari Matsko, Northeast Ohio Gas Accountability Project (3:21)
Speaker | length | slides | Add'l Info | |
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Stephanie Hallowich | Hickory, Pennsylvania | 15:14 | ||
Jill Morrison | Powder River Basin Resource Council, WY | 14:56 | Powder River Basin Resource Council | |
Jannette Barth, PhD. | Economist | 17:57 | ||
Chris Mehl | Headwaters Economics | 17:53 | Headwaters Economics | |
Post presentation Q&A for Panel 2 | 16:45 |
Lunch Keynote (32:35)
Jeanne Shenandoah, Onondaga Nation, and Joseph Heath, General Counsel for the Onondaga NationHeath PDF
This panel will discuss approaches for protecting communities, watersheds and wildlands from the harmful impacts related to gas development.
Facilitator: Gwen Lachelt, Earthworks Oil and Gas Accountability Project
Speaker | length | slides | Add'l Info | |
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Ben Price | Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, PA | 17:44 | ||
Wes Gillingham | Catskill Mountain Keeper, NY | 17:46 | ||
Erik Schlenker-Goodrich | Western Environmental Law Center, NM | 18:03 | ||
Jordan Yeager | Nockamixon Township, PA | 16:17 | zoning map | |
Josh Joswick | San Juan Citizens Alliance, CO | 14:01 | ||
Helen Slottje | Tompkins County, NY | 13:58 | ||
Post presentation Q&A for Panel 3 | 17:50 |
This panel will address some of the options available to landowners and mineral owners related to leasing, surface use agreements, pipelines and forced pooling.
Facilitator: Bruce Baizel, EARTHWORKS (3:34)
Speaker | length | slides | Add'l Info | |
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Ellen Harrison | FLEASED | 13:36 | ||
Terry Fitzgerald | Colorado landowner | 10:51 | ||
David McMahon | WV Surface Owners’ Rights Organization | 14:08 | ||
Deborah Goldberg | Earthjustice | 14:15 | ||
Post Presentation Q&A Panel 4 | 20:44 |
Dinner Keynote (41:48)
Lois Gibbs, Center for Health and Environmental Justice (CHEJ)
These panelists will provide information on some web-based tools for sharing information and data, as well as innovative ways to present and package information.
Facilitator: Alan Septoff, EARTHWORKS
Speaker | length | slides | ||
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John Amos | Skytruth | “The view from above” | 18:37 | |
Samantha Malone and Chuck Christen | FracTracker | Center for Healthy Environment and Communities, University of Pittsburgh | 14:27 | |
Chris Csikszentmihalyi | extrAct Tools | Center for Future Civic Media, MIT | 18:28 | |
Post Presentation Q&A Panel 5 | 19:32 |
Compilation Notes: Background information extracted from the Earthworks People's Oil and Gas Summit Agenda. PDF of PowerPoints provided by the speakers at the Earthworks OGAP website. Audio recorded at the summit by TechieR. Originators of materials reserve all rights under International Copyright Law. This site is intended for educational and research purposes only.