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Fracking the Finger Lakes: The Rest of the Story

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October 8, 2011

By Staff

Fracking the Finger Lakes: The Rest of the Story was a panel discussion held on Thursday September 15, 2011 in Hammondsport NY. In the video below, Steingraber explains that the Marcellus Shale is actually a living ecosystem, not a dead, inert layer under our feet. Geologist have just recently fully appreciated the fact that there are more living organisms in the deep strata beneath us than there are in the world’s oceans.

Videos:

Steve Coffman

Bill Belitskus Board President of the Allegheny Defense Project, Kane, PA

Kevin Heatley Senior scientist, Biohabitats, Inc. and tech consultant to Responsible Drilling Alliance, Williamsport, PA

Sandra Steingraber Acclaimed ecologist, cancer survivor and author of "Living Downstream" and "Raising Elijah"

David Slottje Executive director and senior attorney at Community Environmental Defense Counsel, Inc., Ithaca, NY


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