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Natural gas development is a complex topic. We urge you to attend as many seminars and presentations as possible. Check out the Upcoming Events page. Listen to seminars on the web. The only way we can make the best decisions is to be well informed.
Download This Article: This is a very interesting article in the January issue of the NYSBA Journal by Scott Kurkoski, attorney and head of the natural gas team at Levene Gouldin and Thompson LLP of Vestal, New York. Lots of good details to consider. Download the article here.
Read this white paper from Cornell University natural resource management experts Jeffrey Jacquet and Richard C. Stedman.
"Natural Gas Landowner Coalitions in New York State: Emerging Benefits of Collective Natural Resource Management"
Download the white paper here.
Abstract:
"Thousands of rural landowners in New York State have joined together to form grassroots organizations
aimed at collectively bargaining with natural gas companies. The leverage afforded by acting collectively allows these landowner coalitions to potentially influence the economic, environmental, and community impacts of gas development across hundreds of thousands of acres. In-depth interviews with coalition leaders conducted for this article reveal the scope, motivations, and benefits of membership in these groups. Our work examines these elements using multiple frameworks for understanding collective natural resource management. The coalitions are primarily concerned with the advancement of private member benefits, while public benefits of the collective action are poised to accrue indirectly. Group leaders are also contemplating how to use their leverage to secure direct benefits for the wider community – actions that may give communities a modicum of local control over gas development."
Download the white paper here.
Go to these links to learn more:
- Our friends at the Joint Landowners Coalition of New York have a very informative web site. Check it out! http://www.jlcny.org/site/
- Penn State Cooperative Extension has compiled a very rich set of presentations that have been conducted recently on many aspects of natural gas development. This is a wealth of resources that you can use to learn all about many topics. http://extension.psu.edu/naturalgas/presentations
Read about Cornell University's Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Leasing of Land for Exploration and Drilling for Natural Gas in the Marcellus Shale
- "The committee will create a brief report with guidelines to be used by the president in making future decisions on issues related to leasing of Cornell lands for drilling in the Marcellus Shale."
Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Report, issued May 28, 2010. download here (133 KB)
Input from members of the Cornell community to the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee download here (2,258 KB)
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