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Friday, February 26, 2010 Impact on Yates County, New YorkA new article has been added - Click "Yates County" on the Navigation Bar Friday, February 19, 2010 Nationally Recognized Cornell Researcher to Speak in Penn Yan about Natural Gas Wells
Dr. Tony Ingraffea of Cornell University will talk about the technology, development and impact of horizontal natural gas drilling and slick water hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale, followed by a Q&A session. WHEN: Tuesday, March 2. @7:00 p.m. Open and Free to all. WHERE: Fellowship Hall of the Penn Yan United Methodist Church, Corner of Main & Chapel Sts, (Parking Entrance off of Chapel St.) If you care about the future of the Finger Lakes, don't miss this one! Learn about the future of drilling natural gas wells in Yates County and the surrounding area - it will start soon after the New York Department of Environmental Conservation gives its approval. Professor Ingraffea has been a principal investigator on R&D projects from the National Science Foundation, NASA, FAA, Kodak, IBM, Schlumberger, and the Gas Research Institute. His research concentrates on computer simulation and physical testing of complex fracturing processes. For his research achievements, he won the "Significant Paper Award" for one of five most important papers in the category of Computational/Analytical Applications in the past 20 years, and he has twice won the U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics Award for Research in Rock Mechanics. Professor Ingraffea has received numerous awards for his outstanding teaching at Cornell. He has been a leader in the use of workstations and information technology in engineering education. He organized and was the first Director of the Synthesis National Engineering Education Coalition, a team of eight diverse engineering colleges. Synthesis developed, implemented, and assessed innovative programs and technologies to improve the quality of undergraduate engineering education and to attract and graduate larger numbers of women and minority engineers. Presented by the Social Issues Ministry Team of the Penn Yan United Methodist Church and the Committee to Preserve the Finger Lakes Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Chesapeake withdraws applicationNEWS FROM…Senator George Winner, 53rd District Date: February 16, 2010 Contact: Jim Meddleton, 518-455-2091 For IMMEDIATE Release winner.nysenate.gov WINNER: CHESAPEAKE ENERGY TO FORMALLY END PLANS FOR WASTEWATER WELL IN TOWN OF PULTENEY Elmira, N.Y., February 16—The Chesapeake Energy Corporation will formally withdraw its application to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an injection well permit in the town of Pulteney, State Senator George Winner (R-C-I, Elmira) said today. Winner has been in direct contact with company officials to discuss their produced water recycling program and the lack of need for the injection well in the town of Pulteney, as addressed in their February 2nd letter. Winner has also directly communicated the community’s concerns over the operation of the proposed well. He said that Chesapeake is withdrawing the application today. Winner released the following statement: “I was informed today that Chesapeake Energy is withdrawing its application for an injection well permit in the town of Pulteney. “It’s the right decision, and I’m pleased that company officials have been more than willing to listen and to give every consideration to the concerns of local leaders and local residents. On the community’s behalf, I have been in direct contact with company officials over the past several weeks to fully express the community’s opposition, which I share, and to urge the action now underway to put a stop to the project. I welcome Chesapeake’s willingness to work cooperatively with the many local leaders, and state and federal regulators working to ensure the quality and safety of the long-term opportunities being evaluated and embraced by communities throughout the Marcellus Shale region. “Moving forward, I can’t stress enough that our communities will always be best served by a careful, complete, serious, objective, and thoughtful consideration of the future of the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry.” Presentation on the technology, development and impact of horizontal natural gas drilling WHO: Dr. Tony Ingraffea --- Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering and Director, Cornell University Rock Fracture Group, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering WHAT:
Power Point presentation on the technology, development and impact of horizontal natural gas drilling and
slick water hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale. Followed by a Q&A session WHEN: Tuesday, March 2. @7:00
p.m. WHERE: Fellowship Hall of the Penn Yan United Methodist Church, Corner of Main & Chapel Sts, (Parking Entrance
off of Chapel St.)
Saturday, February 13, 2010 Chesapeake responds to Corning LeaderA one-sentence e-mail came three days after The Leader sought comments from Chesapeake on its plans to use an old gas well in Pulteney to store water contaminated with chemicals used in the defracking process to extract natural gas from the underground Marcellus Shale formation. “Our enhanced water re-use techniques have greatly diminished the need for us to dispose of produced water, therefore, we have no intention of pursuing the injection well in Pulteney, N.Y.,” read the e-mail sent on behalf of Matt Sheppard, Chesapeake’s senior director of corporate development. The response is similar that of company CEO Aubrey K. McClendon’s comment in a two-page letter dated Feb. 2 to U.S. Rep. Eric Massa, D-Corning. In the letter, McClendon explains that new technology in treating wastewater from mining “greatly reduce(s) our need for disposal facilities.” “As a result, we are no longer actively pushing for resolution of our local permit request,” McClendon writes, in reference to state and federal permits required to open a wastewater dump. However, a few paragraphs later in the letter, McClendon writes, “While we remain confident that these technological practices will eliminate the need for the injection well permit, it is premature for us to pull the application at this time ... Please understand that the deep injection program is managed by the EPA, and is employed in every state, and is one of EPA’s most successful and safest waste management programs.” Plans by Chesapeake to locate an underground wastewater dump within a mile of Keuka Lake have created an uproar in the town and throughout many local communities that border the deep, freshwater lake. An informational meeting Sunday drew more than 500, most of whom are against the plan. Thursday, February 11, 2010 The venue for the mayor of Dish, Texas, who was scheduled to speak at The Park Church on Feb. 20, has been changed to the Heights Theater at 210 E. 14th St. in Elmira Heights.
No business with Chesapeake Energy More than 100 town of Pulteney residents attending a standing-room-only meeting Wednesday told the Town Board not to do business with Chesapeake Energy. The board required little prompting to oppose Chesapeake’s plan to build a wastewater facility in the town – but stopped short of a passing a preliminary resolution to enact a moratorium on any wastewater projects. Instead, the board unanimously passed a resolution to lay the groundwork for a moratorium, including the length of time needed to draw up land use regulations, road use agreements, and other issues. The board also agreed to send a letter within the week requesting Chesapeake officially rescind its application for the wastewater facility to the federal Environmental Protection Agency and state Department of Environmental Conservation. Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Pulteney asks for Lead Agency StatusLast night, the Pulteney Planning Board voted unanimously to request Lead Agency Status, saying the Town Supervisor had no authority to give lead agency status to DEC. This, following about 500 concerned citizens coming to the meeting on Sunday, is truly democracy in action! For more information, click "Pulteney Protest" on the navigation bar. Monday, February 8, 2010 The Citizen Power Alliance is a coalition of independent groups organized
to promote sound energy and environmental policy. CPA holds public officials and regulators accountable, while seeking the
protection of the public interest.
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CommentsEco preservation demands fiscal responsibility and viable technological solutions. Community power requires government transparency and effective industrial regulation. Commerce must balance development and profit with responsible civic stewardship. The CPA has its home base in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, but is open to organizations nationwide and international in scope. The Citizen Power Alliance is a coalition of independent groups organized to promote sound energy and environmental policy. CPA holds public officials and regulators accountable, while seeking the protection of the public interest. http://cohoctonwindwatch.org/ Contact us if you would like to explore options of working together. Our Wind Conference will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 at Bristol Harbor. The press and media will be coving this event. Congressman Eric Massa is the keynote speaker. James Hall (585) 534-5581 Visit the the CPA Blog http://citizenpoweralliance.org/ the CPA Site http://citizenpoweralliance.com/ CPA Facebook http://companies.to/citizenpoweralliance1/ and CPA Wordpress http://citizenpoweralliance.wordpress.com/ Saturday, February 6, 2010 As resistance to a proposed Chesapeake Energy toxic wastewater
disposal facility near Keuka Lake grows, Pulteney Town Supervisor Bill Weber is vowing to do everything in his power to stop
the project.
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CommentsWeber has asked the town’s attorney to investigate the possibility of imposing a moratorium on such projects, and the Pulteney Town Board will discuss the matter at its next meeting on Wednesday. “There’s no way I’m going to support this, and I have confidence that the town of Pulteney will find a way to stop it,” Weber said. |
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