CELDF’s Shireen Parsons to speak at Clarion University’s public forum on impact of Marcellus shale drilling

On February 28th, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. in the Marwick Boyd Auditorium at Clarion University, Shireen Parsons will participate in the public forum discussion regarding fracking, or hydraulic drilling, in the Marcellus shale.

In recent years, the Marcellus Shale has drawn tremendous interest because of its large quantities of untapped gas reserves. Many communities are clear they do not want drilling to occur because of the devastating consequences to their health, water supplies, soil, and property values posed by the new "fracking" technique for gas extraction.