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Fracking: How will it impact DFW’s air, land and water?

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Join us Thursday, Sept. 13,
from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at
Northaven United Methodist Church on 11211 Preston Rd.
Moderated by BJ Austin, KERA Dallas

The Dallas City Council is considering several major changes to our local gas drilling ordinance. A decision concerning this issue is expected in the upcoming weeks. Come learn about the fracking process and how it will affect the region’s air and water, the economy and health of people and the environment.

Topics include:

  • Where will fracking be located -near home, work, or play?
  • Will fracking be allowed in parks and the Trinity River floodplain?
  • How will fracking affect our air quality?
  • Who will provide local oversight and emergency response to fracking?
  • Will the public know what is in fracking fluid or kept a “trade secret?”

Sponsored by the:
League of Women Voters
Dallas• Irving • Plano• Richardson
Memnosyne Foundation
Sierra Club

Speakers:
Dr. Adam Briggle – Bio-Ethics, Environmental Studies, Ethics and Policy of Science Technology at University of North Texas
Mr. Patrick Shaw – Dallas Attorney with Woodward & Shaw and member of the Dallas Gas Drilling Task Force
 
Mr. Terry Welch – Dallas Municipal Attorney with Brown and Hofmeister and member of the Dallas Gas Drilling Task Force
Dr. Tom Lapoint – Biology Professor at UNT with primary research and teaching interests including ecological risk assessment, contaminant effects on freshwater aquatic communities among other areas
Mr. Gary Hogan – Citizen spokesperson on Fort Worth fracking wells and past member of several drilling task forces including Flower Mound and Forth Worth
Dr. Eduardo (Jay) Olaguer – Director of Air Quality Research at Houston Advanced Research Council and Senior Research Scientist who obtained his Ph.D. in Meteorology from MIT with a recent study release on fracking and potential impacts to air quality in the DFW area

For info, access these websites:
lwvdallas.org dallassierraclub.org greensourcedfw.org

About Sharon Wilson

Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.

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