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Shale We or Shale We Not?

Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction and Land Use Ethics - A 3-day course for 7th—12th grade teachers

Brought to you by in partnership with Range Resources

$50 includes lunch. Participants receive a free curriculum kit. Download Your Registration Form Now!

 

Thursday April 12, 2012

9:00 am—4:00 pm

Held at: Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve

Land Use Ethics & the History of Natural Resource Use in Western PA

Leopold Education Project curriculum training course facilitated by Audubon Society of Western PA

Western PA geology and the evolution of fossil fuel extraction presented by Audubon Society of Western PA

 

Friday April 13, 2012

9:00 am—4:00 pm

Held at: Range Resources, Canonsburg, PA

Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction in Western Pennsylvania

The process and technology of extraction presented by Range Resources

Tours of active rigs and water impoundments provided by Range Resources

 

Saturday April 14, 2012

9:00 am—4:00 pm

Held at: Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve

Regulation, Risk and Ethics of Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction

The latest policies & regulations presented by Pennsylvania Environmental Council

Shale We Or Shale We Not? analysis and debate facilitated by Audubon Society of Western PA