2011 Finger Lakes Environment and Development Conference: Proactive Approaches to Managing Impacts of Marcellus Shale Development
Event Details
This 2-day conference will provide education, information resources, and practical knowledge regarding potential costs and benefits of shale gas development in NY, for the purpose of facilitating informed decision-making by individuals, non-profit organizations, municipalities, health professionals, planners and their counsel. Registration Fee includes meals, on campus parking and printed conference materials.
Keynote Speaker
John H. Quigley
Principal of John H. Quigley LLC, Strategic Advisor to Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), and former Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Additional Speakers
James Dunne, Director of Property Tax Research, NYS Department of Taxation and Finance
Rachel Treichler, J.D.
Christopher Denton, J.D.
Richard Lippes, J.D. - Legal Advisor, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter
Meghan Thoreau - Planner, Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Development Board
Erica Levine Powers, Esq. (J.D., LL.M. Taxation); Adjunct Faculty, Planning Law & Environmental Law at University at Albany
Stuart Gruskin, J.D., former Executive Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Darby Kiley, Planner, Tompkins County
Ronald Bishop, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, SUNY Oneonta
John Lyons, Partner, Grant & Lyons, LLP
Bernard Goldstein, M.D., Professor at University of Pittsburgh Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Tim Kelsey, Ph.D.,State Program Leader, Economic and Community Development; Professor of Agricultural Economics at Pennsylvania State University
George Frantz, Visiting Faculty Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University
Agenda Items
Introduction to Hydraulic Fracturing and Regulatory Background in NY State
-Implications of state and local tax structure for maximizing benefits of Marcellus Shale development
Economic Impacts of Unconventional Shale Gas Development
-Implications of state and local tax structure for maximizing benefits of Marcellus Shale development
Health Impacts of Hydrofracking
Shale Gas Development and Municipal/Regional Planning
-Protecting roads and Watersheds using home rule
-Municipal planning and preventing negative impacts of shale gas development
A Best Practices Approach to Managing Shale Gas Development
Proactive Steps for Landowners and their Counsel
Primer on the Revised Draft Supplementary Generic EIS/or What the EIS Doesn't Regulate
Avoiding Common Pitfalls of the Oil and Gas Lease
Local Approaches to Protecting Watersheds, Parks, and Municipal Interests
Discussion about Response to DGEIS
-Protection of water sources (surface and ground)
-Protection of air quality
-Accident/spill reporting, response, and liability
Professional Credits
Conference coordinators are in the process of applying for approval for CLE credits for attorneys and CM credits for planners. Contact Sarah Meyer at smeyer@hws.edu to indicate interest and to obtain the status of credit availability and cost.
Registration Fees
Day 1 $100
Day 2 $75
Both Days $150
Fee includes meals, printed conference materials, and on-campus parking and shuttle transportation.
Students interested in attending this conference should contact smeyer@hws.edu directly so that special arrangements can be made to make it possible for you to attend.
