Should New York State and/or Starkey Township Allow High Volume Shale Gas Extraction?
Link to this page: http://shaleshockmedia.org/?p=7456
A debate sponsored by the Town of Starkey held January 23, 2013 at the high school auditorium in Dundee, NY between Dr. Terry Engelder, Penn State University, who supports the proposition, and Dr. Anthony Ingraffea, Cornell University, who opposes. Jack Ossant, moderator, introduces debaters
“The value of this science could increment the net worth of U.S. energy
resources by a trillion dollars, plus or minus billions.” —Dr. Engelder
“They are imposing on us the requirement to locate our homes,
hospitals and schools inside their industrial space.” —Dr. Ingraffea
Those unfamiliar or familiar with hydrofracking’s offerings, in favor of or not, or still undecided, should gain new perspectives from this event.
Wednesday January 23, 2013 7:00PM
Dundee Central High School Auditorium
55 Water Street Dundee, NY
Downloads:
DVD disk image CPNY_2013.1.23_WS_DundeeDebateIngraffeaEngelder.iso 4.1 GB
I can guaran-damn-tee you that there is no one in Texas who has experienced the negative affects of fracking who wants to see that happen in any other part of the country. Tony is full of bull as we so down here in the South>
I meant Terry is full of bull NOT Tony.
Of the debates I have seen between these two men this was definitely not Engelder’s finest moment. His initial presentation was as fractured as the shale from which natural gas is extracted, and he used almost 100% anecdotal arguments to support his position. Ingraffea present a cohesive, articulate argument supported by scientific fact.
In his closing remarks Engelder hit it out of the park when he explained why the Finger Lakes region should not allow frac’ing because there is so little gas to be found that it will not bring all those trucks about which residents are concerned. He confirmed Ingraffea’s statements that the around around Dundee should ban gas exploration and production, though for different reasons.