Marcellus Drilling and Air Pollution

7:00 pm, Tuesday, October 4
Ligonier Town Hall
102 E main Street
Ligonier, PA 15658

Attorney Joe Osborne of the Group Against Smog and Pollution in Pittsburgh will discuss the problem of air pollution associated with Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations, and Pam Judy will talk about how she has been personally affected by shale gas drilling.

The meeting is open to the public and is sponsored by Loyalhanna Watershed Assoc., Mountain Watershed, Westmoreland Marcellus Citizens Group, Jacobs Creek Watershed Assn.  For details contact here or call Veronica at 724-455-4200 ext 4#.

West End Tour, Hunts Glass Studio-Bag lunch or Restaurant, Ruth Fishcer, 412-421-9215

This Ramble is not connected with the Sierra Club. Sierra Club takes no responsibility, and makes no representations or warranties about the quality, safety, supervision or management of this trip. It is published here as a public service.

Contact Brice Sundquist at 724-327-8737. We usually get several dozen volunteers representing all sorts of outdoor organizations that frequently use the trails.

Settlers Cabin, Christine Rohe, 412-922-9359

This Ramble is not connected with the Sierra Club. Sierra Club takes no responsibility, and makes no representations or warranties about the quality, safety, supervision or management of this trip. It is published here as a public service.

Barking Slopes, Jim Ritchie, 412-828-0210

This Ramble is not connected with the Sierra Club. Sierra Club takes no responsibility, and makes no representations or warranties about the quality, safety, supervision or management of this trip. It is published here as a public service.

PittEnvironment will hold a town hall forum to explore and discuss the role of nuclear energy in the past, present, and future through the lens of sustainability.

7:00 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 19
O’Hara Student Center Ballroom
University of Pittsburgh
4024 O’Hara Street
Pittsburgh PA 15213

The event will consist of a panel discussion with some brief presentations, a question and answer session, and an open floor for the audience to ask questions, make comments, and express opinions on nuclear energy, particularly after the recent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster this past March.

Panelists include:

• Dr. Patricia DeMarco, Director of the Rachel Carson Institute in Pittsburgh
• Mr. Michael Mariotte, Executive Director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) in Washington, D.C.
• Professor Larry Foulke, Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering Certificate Program at University of Pittsburgh, and
• Dr. Gregory Reed, Director of the University Of Pittsburgh Power and Energy Initiative.

For more information contact Seth Bush at …. sbush116 at gmail dot com.

Dead Mans Hollow, Shirley Dougherty, 412-366-1192

This Ramble is not connected with the Sierra Club. Sierra Club takes no responsibility, and makes no representations or warranties about the quality, safety, supervision or management of this trip. It is published here as a public service.

Join Marcellus Outreach Butler and friends for a presentation not to be missed.

Find out for yourself if the gas industry is giving out tricks or treats this year.

2:00 pm on Saturday, October 29
Butler Public Library,
218 McKean St.,
Butler PA 16001

Carolyn Knapp and Carol French, two dairy farmers from Bradford County, will talk about the nightmarish aftermath they are living with since drilling began on their farmland.

For more information contact Carol Gooding at …. cgooding1 at yahoo dot com