Marcellus Shale - Understanding the Environmental Impact

Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Stewardship:
Understanding the Environmental Impact
 
 
A Temple University Summit
 
 
The Marcellus Shale formation is around 7,500 feet deep and covers 50%
of Pennsylvania along with the neighboring states of West Virginia,
Maryland, and New York.  Recent estimates of the amount of natural gas
recoverable using newly developed horizontal drilling and hydraulic
fracturing methods approach 50 trillion cubic feet, a volume that
could supply the entire United States for about two years. The
extraction of natural gas from the formation has attracted great
attention within the last year due to environmental concerns.
 
 
Please join us for a one-day summit on the issues related to
utilization of this natural resource. A wide range of experts
representing environmental groups, government, industry and scientists
will discuss the various aspects of gas drilling. The summit will
include lectures, panel discussions, and poster sessions, and will
make its proceedings public and communicate them to the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia.
 
 
When:              9 AM to 4 PM, Thursday March 18th, 2010.
 
 
Where:            The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
                        College of Engineeering,
                        Temple University

                        1947 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia PA 19122
 
 
For addition information on the conference, including the daily
schedule, speakers, and talks:
www.temple.edu/environment/nrdp_shale.htm
 
 
For further information, contact Michelle Smith (email:
ceed@temple.edu, tel: (215) 204-7814).