“Shale Play” by Kasdorf and Rubin (2018)
Frostburg State University’s Center for Literary Arts will host a presentation featuring poet Julia Kasdorf and photographer Steven Rubin as a part of the 2018 Fall Reading Series. Come out on October 25th at 7:30 pm.
Maryland successfully adopted a ban on fracking in the 2017 General Assembly making it the first state to ban the controversial extraction technique where gas reserves are available. Neighbors to our north have not been so fortunate and remain an example of why Maryland’s legislators opted out.
Roughly 50 new wells were drilled in Pennsylvania every month last year, according to industry analyst Imre Kugler. But in April, a Pennsylvania appeals court issued a landmark ruling that redefined some fracking as trespassing. The fracking company’s appeal was rejected in June, and the decision may set a precedent that could curb industry reach. Left unchecked, some experts believe more than 47,000 new fracking wells may be drilled in Pennsylvania by 2045.
“These companies have no concern for the people and places they are using,” Kasdorf says. “We must protect our own people and places from the violence of this kind of exploitation and destruction. And we must devote our resources to developing sustainable energy sources rather than letting multinational corporations make our decisions for us.”
DATE and TIME: Thursday, October 25th at 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Lewis J. Ort Library, Frostburg State University,
1 Stadium Drive, Frostburg, Maryland
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Julia Kasdorf and Steven Rubin Reading from “Shale Play”
FSU’s Center for Literary Arts Hosts Readings by Penn State Poet and Photographer, Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 7:30 PM.
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