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Public AwareneSS ACTIVITIES

 

February 21, 2012 (Shale Gas)
The City of Little Falls, NY holds a public information session about natural gas development and hydraulic fracturing. John Conrad is a panelist, along with Bruce Przybyl and Mark Lang of URS. Read the article.

February 15, 2012 (Shale Gas)
John Conrad gives a talk on Local Planning for New York's Expanding Natural Gas Industry at the annual joint meeting of the Air & Waste Management Association and New York Water Environment Association in Rochester, New York.  View the presentation listed in the Energy session.

January 26, 2012 (Shale Gas)
John Conrad presented part of a webinar hosted by the National Council on Electricity Policy.  The forum, titled "The Facts on Fracturing and Implications for State Officials," was attended by a national audience of energy industry professionals and civic leaders. Other speakers were Matt Sheppard of Chesapeake Energy and Robert Powelson, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. 

January 17, 2012 (Shale Gas)
At a meeting of the LaGrange Rotary Club in Lagrangeville, NY, John Conrad gave a slideshow presentation about natural gas development in New York, including an overview of the Marcellus Shale, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, and related environmental issues.

December 12, 2011 (Shale Gas)
In Canandaigua, NY, John Conrad testifies at a hearing convened by Senator Paul Grisanti, Chairman of the New York State Senate Committee on Environmental Conservation, to examine issues relating to wastewater generated from hydraulic fracturing.  See the video (3:57:20 mark).

December 9, 2011 (Carbon Capture and Sequestration)
Matthew Tymchak presents a poster session at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco entitled "New Seismic Reflection Profiling Across the Northern Newark Basin, USA: Data Acquisition and Preliminary Results."  Read the abstract.

December 8, 2011 (Carbon Capture and Sequestration)
In San Francisco, CA, at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Matthew Tymchak and our TriCarb colleagues from Lamont-Doherty Earth observatory convene a technical session entitled "Carbon Sequestration: Geophysical Approaches to Characterization of Geologic Carbon Sequestration Reservoirs and Seals."

November 28, 2011 (Shale Gas)
John Conrad meets with Otsego County's Natural Gas Advisory Committee to discuss potential implications of NYSDEC's draft regulations on high-volume hydraulic fracturing, and how the County can prepare for natural gas drilling when NYSDEC begins issuing drilling permits for Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale gas wells.

November 16, 2011 (Carbon Capture and Sequestration)
In Pittsburgh, John Conrad delivers presentation on TriCarb's Newark Basin characterization study to update colleagues attending the Carbon Storage Infrastructure Annual Review meeting, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy/NETL and featuring DOE's regional carbon sequestration partnership from across the U.S.

November 9, 2011 (Shale Gas)
In Buffalo, at the annual meeting of the Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York, John Conrad gives a presentation on the implications of NYSDEC's Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS), and is a panelist for a session on effective communication regarding hydraulic fracturing.

October 20, 2011 (Shale Gas)
The Consulate General of Poland hosts a forum in New York City to discuss challenges and potential benefits of shale gas development in Poland. John Conrad is a panelist. Learn more.

October 18, 2011 (Shale Gas)
John Conrad is invited to the annual meeting of the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission to review the status of Marcellus Shale development: Shale Gas Development in New York - Environmental Issues and the Emerging Regulatory Framework.

September 7, 2011 (Carbon Capture and Sequestration)
Conrad Geoscience, Sandia Technologies, and project supporters gather for an open house at our Newark Basin drilling site in Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York.  The Huffington Post and Columbia University report. 

August 30, 2011 (Carbon Capture and Sequestration)
The newsletter of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, Northeast Section, includes a report on our basin characterization research in Rockland County, NY.  Read the article (pp. 37-51).

August 29, 2011 (Shale Gas)
Susan Arbetter (WCNY) interviews John Conrad about Fuel For Thought, a new video series by IOGA-NY.  Listen to the Capitol Pressroom podcast.  See Fuel For Thought.

July 5, 2011 (Carbon Capture and Sequestration)
With drill site preparations about to begin on New York State Thruway property at the Exit 14 interchange, geologists John Conrad and Dr. Paul Olsen provide a status update at the Town Board workshop meeting in Clarkstown.  For more information about this geologic characterization project, visit the TriCarb site.

June 16, 2011 (Shale Gas)
Katonah Methodist Church in Westchester County, NY hosts a forum on hydraulic fracturing:  Fracking & Our Water, A Community Conversation.  John Conrad is a panelist, along with County Legislator Peter Harckham, Sierra Club member Susan Leifer, and photographer J. Henry Fair.

June 9, 2011 (Shale Gas)
"The Future of Natural Gas" is the title of a newly released study by a team of MIT researchers.  It concludes that natural gas, and shale gas in particular, will be key to addressing U.S. energy needs and climate challenges.  The 3-year study--managed by the MIT Energy Initiative and carried out by a multidisciplinary team of MIT faculty, staff, and graduate students, with advice from a board of 18 leaders from industry, government, and environmental groups--examines U.S. natural gas resources and the potential of this fuel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  The report examines the future of natural gas through 2050 from the perspectives of technology, economics, politics, national security, and the environment.  Read the report.

May 18, 2011 (Shale Gas)
Lake Huntington, Sullivan County, New York. The Joint Landowners Coalition convenes a public forum covering economic, regulatory, and environmental issues relating to future development of the Marcellus Shale.  John Conrad is a panelist, along with John Holko, Tom Shepstone, and Bob Williams.

April 25, 2011 (Shale Gas)
Industry and non-industry viewpoints are represented in a public information session hosted by the Oneonta Conservation Committee about Marcellus Shale development in New York.  John Conrad (Conrad Geoscience), Richard Nyahay (Gastem-USA), and Steven Palmatier represent the industry viewpoint.  Ron Bishop (SUNY Oneonta) and Lou Allstadt represent the opposing viewpoint.  Location:  Holiday Inn, 23 Southside Mall, Oneonta, New York.  Learn more.

April 14, 2011 (Shale Gas)
Christopher Brown (Conrad Geoscience) presents to the Southern Rensselaer County Rotary Club an overview of natural gas extraction and hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale region of New York, focusing on the geology of the Marcellus play, tools and procedures for extracting gas, and potential environmental risks and impacts.

April 5, 2011 (Shale Gas)
Barnard College in New York City kicks off Earth Week with a forum about hydraulic fracturing and shale gas development in New York, titled "What's Water Worth?"  John Conrad is a panelist, along with representatives of Riverkeeper, the New York City DEP, and the Barnard College Department of Environmental Science.  Learn more.

April 4, 2011 (Shale Gas)
Brownfields 2011 Conference, Philadelphia, PA April 4th, filmmaker Aaron Price and John Conrad lead a discussion about natural gas development in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania and New York following a screening of the documentary film, Gas Odyssey.  This event is preceded by a separate panel discussion about opportunities for brownfield redevelopment in the Marcellus Shale region.

March 31-April 2, 2011 (Shale Gas)
The 2011 Energy Conference at Cornell University Law School, Ithaca, NY kicks off Thursday, March 31 with a Community Forum on Hydraulic Fracturing.  John Conrad is a panelist. View a video of the conference.

March 23, 2011 (Shale Gas)
Hydraulic Fracturing Forum at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY explores environmental, economic, and energy issues relating to development of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale region of New York.  John Conrad is a panelist.  Learn more.

March 17, 2011 (Carbon Capture and Sequestration)
John Conrad attends workshop in Washington, D.C. on effective communication, project planning, and management strategies for CCS project developers.  Workshop sponsors include:  Global CCS Institute, Sequestration Training & Education Program (STEP), and Carbon Tech Alliance.

March 5, 2011 (Carbon Capture and Sequestration)
John Conrad and Dr. Paul Olsen (Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory) spend the day at the annual Clarkstown Environmental Summitt discussing carbon sequestration principles and the Newark Basin characterization project now underway by the TriCarb Consortium for Carbon Sequestration.  Read the article.  Learn about TriCarb's CCS research.

October 26-28, 2010 (Shale Gas)
Speaker John Conrad at the Ontario Petroleum Institute/IOGA-NY conference. Learn more. View the presentation.

October 12-13, 2010 (Shale Gas)
John Conrad testified at the BAPE hearings in St-Hyacinethe, Quebec.  Learn more.

October 5-7, 2010 (Carbon Capture and Sequestration)
Speaker John Conrad at the DOE/NETL Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships Annual Review Meeting. Learn more about the conference. View the presentation.

October 6-7, 2010 (Shale Gas)
Christopher Brown attended the Appalachian Producers Conference in New Paltz, NY.  Learn more.