CLEAR October 2010

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Friends of the Cheat "Adopt-a-Highway" trash pickup
by duane330＠aol.com 20 Oct '10

20 Oct '10

Hello all, We've set the date for the Adopt-a-Highway trash pickup along Route 26 for Thursday, October 28th. We will be meeting at the Albright Quick Stop at 4:30pm. If you are planning on coming, please reply and let me know so I know how many volunteers we'll have. Hope to see you there, Andrew Miller SM/VISTA - Friends of the Cheat ww.cheat.org | 304.329.3621

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Fwd: FracTracker Training Invitation for Oct 25th Meeting in Morgantown, WV
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 18 Oct '10

18 Oct '10

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: FracTracker Training Invitation for Oct 25th Meeting in Morgantown, WV Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:24:01 -0400 From: Malone, Samantha Lynn <slm75(a)pitt.edu> To: Malone, Samantha Lynn <slm75(a)pitt.edu> Dear Colleagues, On behalf of Dr. Conrad Dan Volz at the Center for Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC <http://www.chec.pitt.edu/>) of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, I would like to invite you or another representative within your group to attend a training on Monday, October 25, 2010 of key personnel who are working to address Marcellus Shale gas extraction's (MSGE) impact on the environment and public health in West Virginia. During this training, CHEC will introduce participants to FracTracker, a combination of an interactive blog (http://fractracker.org) and data tool (http://data.fractracker.org), that is serving as a vital data-sharing tool in the Marcellus Shale play and beyond. The training is also an open forum for participants to discuss current and anticipated environmental and public health concerns such as emergency preparedness and response to blow outs or spills, degrading road infrastructure, and surface and drinking water contamination. Because the issues we are facing span across many fields, meeting invitees include representatives from diverse groups. This is one of many trainings we are hosting throughout PA, WV, and NY, OH, and MD. Click here to learn more about CHEC and this project: http://www.fractracker.org/p/about-us.html. *Meeting Details:* October 25, 2010 -- 1pm -- 4pm 317 Percival Hall, West Virginia Evansdale Campus, Morgantown, WV 26506 Contact phone # on day of event: 724-554-0989. Free to attend. Parking is free. Permits will be provided upon arrival. An agenda and additional meeting specifics will be sent to registered attendees prior to the training. Important -- In order to work with FracTracker's data tool (http://data.fractracker.org) during the training, you must be registered with the data tool. It is free to register, but please do this online as soon as possible. If you run into problems registering for the tool please contact: support(a)rhizalabs.com <mailto:support@rhizalabs.com>. In addition to registering for the data tool online, please also accept or decline this invitation in a return email to me at slm75(a)pitt.edu <mailto:slm75@pitt.edu> as soon as possible. In that email, please let me know whether CHEC can distribute your contact information to all attendees of the training for networking purposes. Once we receive your RSVP we will send you a confirmation email with more details about the training. Best, Samantha -Samantha Malone, MPH, CPH- Communications Specialist & Doctoral Student Center for Healthy Environments & Communities University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Office: 412-624-9379 100 Technology Dr. Suite 553 BRIDG Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3130 slm75(a)pitt.edu <mailto:slm75@pitt.edu> | samanthamalone119(a)gmail.com <mailto:samanthamalone119@gmail.com> | www.chec.pitt.edu

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Fwd: Workshop on Citizen Advocacy
by dfvet＠aol.com 18 Oct '10

18 Oct '10

Learn how to advance progressive issues in the WV Legislature! Join WV FREE and a number of co-sponsoring organizations as we kick-off our “Citizen Advocacy Trainings” around the state. Monday, Oct. 18th 6-8pm at the Courthouse 243 High St, Morgantown Monday, Oct. 25th 6-8pm at Java Joint Corner of 3rd Ave & Hal Greer Blvd, Huntington Wednesday, Nov. 17th 6-8pm at Unitarian Universalist 520 Kanawha Blvd, Charleston Lewisburg & Wheeling Trainings TBA! Email Us rachel(a)wvfree.org or join our facebook event page to reserve your spot. www.wvfree.org Deborah Fulton -----Original Message----- From: dfvet(a)aol.com To: jjack1024(a)gmail.com; yun.terry(a)gmail.com; jselin(a)hotmail.com; donnaweems(a)rocketmail.com Cc: jankiger(a)adventuresedge.org Sent: Mon, Oct 18, 2010 12:55 am Subject: Workshop on Citizen Advocacy Hi. The Sierra Club and other orgs NEED HELP trying to get the attention of our legislators re:need for Marcellus shale regulation. For any regulation to come about, we need citizen involvement. "The most important political office is that of the private citizen." Justice Louis Brandeis Please consider taking a role in the future of the health and well-being of the environment and all who depend upon it. This meeting is a good place to take that first step. Thank you, Deb Learn how to advance progressive issues in the WV Legislature! Join WV FREE and a number of co-sponsoring organizations as we kick-off our “Citizen Advocacy Trainings” around the state. Monday, Oct. 18th 6-8pm at the Courthouse 243 High St, Morgantown Monday, Oct. 25th 6-8pm at Java Joint Corner of 3rd Ave & Hal Greer Blvd, Huntington Wednesday, Nov. 17th 6-8pm at Unitarian Universalist 520 Kanawha Blvd, Charleston Lewisburg & Wheeling Trainings TBA! Email Us rachel(a)wvfree.org or join our facebook event page to reserve your spot. www.wvfree.org Deborah Fulton

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Water Issues in West Virginia
by Duane330＠aol.com 10 Oct '10

10 Oct '10

EPA SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD RELEASES FIRST REVIEW OF EPA SCIENCE ON MOUNTAINTOP MINING IMPACTS ON WATER QUALITY On Sept. 28, EPA's independent Science Advisory Board released its first draft review of EPA's research which concludes that valley fills are associated with increased levels of conductivity into downstream waters threatening stream life and causing significant damage to local streams polluted with mining runoff from mountaintop removal. The benchmark of EPA's research is intended to protect 95 percent of aquatic species in streams in the Appalachian region influenced by mountaintop mining and valley fills. Following the completion of the external peer review and review of public comments, the report will be revised and published as a final report. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marcellus Shale And Related Issues To Be Discussed At October Monthly Meeting of MUB Two “special presentations” will be made to the Morgantown Utility Board at their regular Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, October 12th in the Morgantown City Council chambers starting at 6:30 pm. Duane Nichols, Co-Chair of the WV/PA Monongahela Area Watersheds Compact, will summarize the nature and extent of the issues being faced by water supplies and effluents in our area. And, Scott Rotruck of Chesapeake Energy will describe the activities of his company, that is doing Marcellus Shale development in our region. This meeting is to be broadcast on COMCAST Channel 15 as is typically done for these meetings.

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Movie: Gasland at WVU College of Law
by Duane330＠aol.com 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

Morgantown WV, 10/04/10 — The award-winning documentary "Gasland" will be shown free to the public on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 6:30pm in the WVU College of Law Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom, followed by a live Skype Q&A session with filmmaker Josh Fox. Beginning at 5pm there will be a public reception and information tables to browse before the film begins. The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudi Arabia of natural gas" beneath most of West Virginia. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets and surprises, including contamination and unanticipated health risks. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown. Fracking has come to West Virginia, and if you own land, drink water, or breathe air, it's time to learn about what fracking can mean for your future. Come see the film, so you can take informed action before it is too late. Student and citizen groups who want to reserve an information table in the lobby, please contact Kurt Doiron at _kurtdoiron(a)gmail.com_ (mailto:kurtdoiron@gmail.com) Contact Deb Fulton at _dfvet(a)aol.com_ (mailto:dfvet@aol.com) for other questions or phone 304 864-0044. For more info about the film and fracking, see _http://gaslandthemovie.com/_ (http://gaslandthemovie.com/) and FrackCheckWV.net DIRECTIONS: Directions to the College of Law are available at http://law.wvu.edu/about_us/deans_message/traveling_to_the_law_center This showing is sponsored in part by the West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club and the WVU College of Law Environmental Law Society.

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Information Links on Marcellus Shale gas developments
by Duane330＠aol.com 02 Oct '10

02 Oct '10

Please read the following web-sites and spread these links to others. Duane Nichols, Co-Chair, WV/PA Monongahela Area Watersheds Compact >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. _www.uppermon.org_ (http://www.uppermon.org) 2. _www.wcag-wv.org_ (http://www.wcag-wv.org) 3. _www.marcellus-shale.us_ (http://www.marcellus-shale.us) 4. _www.monwq.net_ (http://www.monwq.net) 5. _www.frackcheckwv.net_ (http://www.frackcheckwv.net) 6. _www.wvsoro.org_ (http://www.wvsoro.org) Let me know what you think about this information. Best Wishes, Duane Nichols

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