Attorneys Tom West and Helen Slottje sparred on the panel Responding to HVHF: Legal Considerations which was part of an all-day conference for municipal officials entitled Municipal Law and Planning: A Local Perspective on Hydrofracking held September 28, 2012 at the Albany Law School and sponsored by the Government Law Center. Moderator is author and journalist Tom Wilber.
Playlist duration: 1:18:46 | Downloads (Video + Audio Firefox recommended) | iTunes (Video) | Click thumbnails below to go to individual segments.
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Steven Barshov (Sive, Paget Riesel) specializes in land use, local government and environmental law. (Introduction by Tom Wilber, moderator.) 23:48 |
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Tom West (The West Firm) represented Anschutz Exploration Co in its suit against the Town of Dryden. He was also co-council representing Cooperstown Holstein Co. in a suit against the Town of Middlefield. 23:36 |
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Helen Slottje (Comminity Environmental Defense Council) is an attorney in Ithaca who has researched case law and has developing legal strategies for fracking bans. 15:45 |
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Q&A 15:36 |
The Local Control? The right of municipalities to “regulate” HVHF by Cris McConkey, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
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