PANEL: To Drill or Not to Drill: Economic Boom or Environmental Bust

To Drill or Not to Drill: Economic Boom or Environmental Bust

Panel Discussion on Natural Gas Drilling near NYC’s Drinking Water Supply

Featuring
• Kylie Harper, Founder, TapIt
• Deborah Goldberg, Managing Attorney, Northeast Office, Earth Justice
• Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council

Moderated by The Sierra Club Watershed Committee

Why should you – New Yorkers – care?
Large-scale gas drilling in the Catskill area could result in the irreversible pollution of our water supply and cost us billions of dollars in the process.

This will be an educational panel to discuss Natural Gas Drilling Near NYC’s Watershed in the Catskill Mountains, covering its environmental, economic, and political implications and why New Yorkers should care about it.

Panelists will discuss the risks and benefits of hydrofracking, the environmental impacts, alternatives to drilling, the current policies and DEC rules concerning this industry in New York State, and what we can do to protect our precious water supply.

RSVP and questions: Email green@gomyd.com

Background info on natural gas drilling near NYC's watershed.


Environmental Committee's Issue Paper:
Ban or Severely Restrict Natural Gas Drilling near NYC Watersheds