WV SORO Update Archive
June 18, 2010

Upcoming Meetings and Events of Interest

Now Through July 19, 2010 ~ Public Hearings and Comment Periods for DEP 2011 Proposed Rules

Click here and here for more details from the WV Environmental Council (WVEC). 

Monday, June 21, 2010 ~ HBO Premier of Gasland - 9PM EST
Click here to watch the trailer. Visit www.gaslandthemovie.com for additional information & other opportunities to see the film.

Related Links:

Interview with Josh Fox on NPR's Fresh Air
Reuters article about the film:  Film challenges safety of U.S. shale gas drilling

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 ~ Chesapeake "Open House" on Geophysical (Seismic) Testing
6PM ~ Banks District VFD, Rock Cave, WV. Click here for more information.

August 13-15, 2010 ~ Community Leaders Training Weekend
Sponsored by the Alliance for Appalachia
Camp Virgil Tate near Charleston, WV
Click here for more information.

Check Out New Information Available at the SORO Website

UPDATED: Dawson Geophysical wants permission to do seismic testing on my land!   What should I do? (6/15)

Video interviews and articles on community impacts of Marcellus Shale drilling (6/15)

Information and new on Marshall County well explosion (6/9)

UPDATED! How much $ should I get for a well site?  (5/18)

You might be able to refuse a horizontal well on your land (5/15)



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