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Upcoming Events April 6, 2013 ……..
Pittsburgh Health Summit on Chemical Exposure in Gasfield Communities
Saturday April 6th, 2013, Conference Time: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Location:
The Carnegie Science Center
1 Allegheny Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Google Maps URL: http://goo.gl/maps/xP7UK
Purpose: Recent technological advances in directional drilling and high volume slickwater hydraulic fracturing have stimulated the rapid development of a complex industrial network. In addition to multi-acre well pads, this network includes compressor stations, cryogenic separation plants, crystalline silica sand transfer stations, landfills that accept radioactive drill cuttings, and open impoundments for freshwater, flowback and other hazardous liquids. Incidences of human and animal health impacts from living near these facilities are increasingly documented, principally through the efforts of concerned citizens and community-based action groups.
The Pittsburgh Health Summit will serve to further amplify the voices of people who suffer with symptoms of chemical exposure as they seek protection from air and waterborne contaminants generated by the rapidly expanding shale gas and oil industry. The event will be facilitated by Dr. Gerald Groves.
Registration: There is no cost to attend but registration is required. Lunch and light snacks will be provided.
Contact Information:
Dr. Yuri Gorby
Howard A. Blitman Chair in Environmental Engineering
Professor, Department of Biology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York, 12080
ygorby@gmail.com
Ernesto Villaseñor
Gates Millennium Scholarship Program
GMS Advisor & Ambassador
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Undergraduate Student & Research Assistant
Science and Technology Studies Dept.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York, 12180
villae2@rpi.edu
REGISTER HERE:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tdHH0rdF0gcVJ6sFb1h0DcFx_XMhww0LVtk4L_JtRy8/viewform
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May 11: Meet the EarthQuakers Action Team
At 7:00 PM the Scottdale Mennonite Church will host a public presentation on mountaintop removal and strip mining. The Earth Action Team from the Philadelphia Friends Meeting of the Quakers is currently walking across the state to protest the funding of mountaintop removal coal mining. During the presentation video and personal stories from their walk will be shared. The church is located at 801 Market St. in Scottdale, PA. Call the church at 724-887-7470 for directions (this is not an MWA sponsored event).
May 18: Monitoring Marcellus Training- Murrysville
From 9am to 3pm, we'll hold a Monitoring Marcellus Training at the East Suburban Unitarian Universalist Church, 4326 Sardis Rd, Murrysville, PA 15668. The workshop will provide information on Marcellus activity, visual assessment and water monitoring. Lunch will be provided, and those completing the training will receive a free total dissolved solids (TDS) meter to use in monitoring area waterways. For more information or to register please contact Veronica at veronica@mtwatershed.com or 724-455-4200 ext. 4#. This training is co-sponsored by Murrysville Marcellus.
May 19: Monitoring Marcellus Training- Donegal
From 9am to 3pm, we will be offering a Monitoring Marcellus Training at the Donegal Community Center, 113 Community Lane, Donegal, PA 15628. The workshop will provide information on Marcellus activity, visual assessment and water monitoring. Lunch will be provided, and those completing the training will receive a free total dissolved solids (TDS) meter to use in monitoring area waterways. For more information or to register please contact Veronica at veronica@mtwatershed.com or 724-455-4200 ext. 4#
May 20: Indian Creek: A Trout Stream Reborn
Join us from 11 AM – 2 PM at Resh Park, Indian Head, PA (Pavilion next to Children’s Fishing Area). This event, sponsored by MWA and the Chestnut Ridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited, will celebrate the ongoing recovery of Indian Creek. Activities will include fly tying demonstrations, fly fishing demonstrations, water quality assessment demonstrations—including macroinvertebrate collection and identification, and children's activities. Light refreshments will be served, and children are welcome to fish-- bring your own tackle! Contact Terri at terri@mtwatershed.com or 724-455-4200 ext. 5# for more information.
May 31: Visual Assessment Training
Do you want to help prevent pollution from Marcellus shale development in your community? Attend MWA's next Visual Assessment Training on Thursday, May 31, 2012 from 6PM to 9PM in Armstrong County, location to be announced. Information will be provided on permit tracking, air and water pollution, and filing a complaint. For more information call Veronica at 724-455-4200 ext. 4# or email veronica@mtwatershed.com.
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WVU Extension Programs: Marcellus Shale
March 14 and 22, and April 26
The first program takes place on March 14 at the Cameron High School Cafeteria in Marshall County. On March 22, the program will be at the Ritchie County 4-H Camp Assembly Hall. Finally, on April 26, the program will take place at the Parsons Volunteer Fire Department in Tucker County. Start time is 6 pm.
Presenters include representatives from the West Virginia State Health Department, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation and WVU Extension Service. For more information, please contact WVU Extension Service Program Coordinator Georgette Plaugher at 304-329-1391.
The West Virginia DNR’s Frank Jernejic, a fisheries biologist, will discuss the Aquatic Impacts of Marcellus Shale Gas Development. Gary Clayton, North-East Regional Maintenance Engineer and Central Coordinator Natural Gas Permits, will discuss the damage to roads from Marcellus Shale gas development. Clayton is also a representative of the state’s Department of Transportation and will discuss who is responsible for drilling permits, as well as maintenance and repairs.
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Reflections
WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY will host a traveling art exhibit, “Reflections: Homage to Dunkard Creek,” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14 through April 4 in the Benedum Fine Arts Gallery. Admission is free, and the public is invited.
Pittsburgh PA
Chatham University, Art & Design Building
April – May 25, 2012
Contact: Prajna Parasher 412.365-1182
Parasher@Chatham.edu
Pittsburgh PA
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
June 4 – July 26, 2012
Contact: Ann Rosenthal , Curator
atrart@gmail.com
Frostburg MD Parkersburg WV Shepherdstown, WV Lewisburg WV The exhibit is sponsored by The Mountain Institute: Appalachia Program and celebrates the natural beauty of wildlife and sheds light on environmental issues that challenge the area. Visitors will be given the opportunity to reflect on traditional and nontraditional media, including paintings, drawings, print and collages dedicated to water species. “Reflections” is a collaborative art project created by more than 100 artists united by a physical connection to the Monongahela Watershed. The mission of the project is to commemorate the lives of the many species that once called Dunkard Creek home before chemical waste destroyed its inhabitants. For more information, call Susan Phillips, gallery director, professor of art and chairman of the Department of Fine Arts at Waynesburg University, at 724-852-3274. “Reflections: Homage to Dunkard Creek” will be shown February 2nd through February 24th at the Brooks Gallery in Waldman Hall at Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV 26554. The previous showing was Dec. 15 through Jan. 25, 2012, at the University of Charleston’s Frankenberger Art Gallery. The traveling exhibition, two years in the making, features 90 artists from eight states who express their personal experiences and connections to Dunkard Creek. On Sept. 20, 2009, Dunkard Creek, a 43-mile Pennsylvania and West Virginia creek that flows into the Monongahela Watershed, suffered a large scale Golden Algae bloom that devastated the area and its animal life. After witnessing this event firsthand, Ann Payne, an alumnus of Morris Harvey (UC), felt the need to express what she saw and experienced that day. Over the next two years, she invited other artists who shared a tie to the Dunkard Creek area to collaborate in this exhibition. Each artist was assigned one of the 90 species lost during the algae bloom and given a panel to create a work about that specific species. This exhibition is the product of their collaboration. An opening reception will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 and is free and open to the public. University of Charleston, Frankenberger Art Gallery, second floor of the Student Union building, 2300 MacCorkle Ave., S.E. Charleston. Call Ray Yeager at 304-357-4387. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> An award-winning collaborative ART EXHIBIT commemorating the lives of the many species who perished in the Dunkard Creek fish kill in 2009– a result of nearby coal and gas activities. Exhibit open through October 30th, Monday-Friday 9am-4pm Arts Monongahela, 201 High Street Morgantown, WV For more information, visit the “Reflections” website… Upcoming . . . Pittsburgh PA Pittsburgh PA Frostburg MD Parkersburg WV Shepherdstown, WV Lewisburg WV >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WVU College of Law Symposium: “Drilling Down on Regulatory Challenges” Friday, October 27th 8:15 am-5:00 pm (free and open to the public) Watch the symposium here… Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom (room 165) at the Law Center >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Friday and Saturday, November 4th & 5th Jacksons Mill Conference Center Contact: Jami Thompson, wrc@wvca.us Registration Deadline: October 1st. http://www.wvca.us/wvwn/wvwn_celebration_day.cfm Photos and Q/A Session to be posted on-line for public access. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WVU Extension Service presents……Natural Gas Education Program. WATER, AIR, AND NATURAL GAS DRILLING (6:00 PM) November 15th, Hampshire County High School. Contact: Gerald Leather, WVUES, 304-822-5013. http://anr.ext.wvu.edu/oil_gas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WVU Extension Service presents…. Natural Gas Education Program. WATER, AIR, AND NATURAL GAS DRILLING (6:00 PM) November 29th, Assembly Hall, Jackson’s Mill, near Weston. Contact: Bruce Loyd, WVUES, 304-269-4660. http://anr.ext.wvu.edu/oil_gas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WVU Extension Service presents….. Natural Gas Education Program. WATER, AIR, AND NATURAL GAS DRILLING (6:00 PM) ((December 8th, Preston County High School Auditorium)). WVUES Agent Bill Shockley has confirmed that the program is in Rowlesburg at the Szilagyi Center (old Rowlesburg High School) at 6pm. Our original notice said it would be at the Preston County High School Auditorium Contact: Bill Shockey, WVUES, 304-329-1391. http://anr.ext.wvu.edu/oil_gas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WVU Extension Service Contact for Natural Gas Education Programs…… Georgette Plaugher at 304-329-1391. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please check back often for upcoming events. If you know of an event that we don’t have listed, please submit it as a comment and an administrator will follow-up.
Frostburg State University, Roper Gallery
August 1 – August 22, 2012
Contact: Dustin Davis
Parkersburg Arts Center
September 7- October 5, 2012
Contact: Abby Hayhurst
abby@parkersburgartcenter.org
National Conservation Training Center
November 2012
Contact: Mark Madison
Carnegie Hall, Museum Gallery
January 4 – March 8, 2013
Contact: Lynn Creamer
creamer@carnegiehallwv.org
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“Reflections: Homage to Dunkard Creek”
Chatham University, Art & Design Building
April – May 25, 2012
Contact: Prajna Parasher 412.365-1182
Parasher@Chatham.edu
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
June 4 – July 26, 2012
Contact: Ann Rosenthal , Curator
atrart@gmail.com
Frostburg State University, Roper Gallery
August 1 – August 22, 2012
Contact: Dustin Davis
Parkersburg Arts Center
September 7- October 5, 2012
Contact: Abby Hayhurst
abby@parkersburgartcenter.org
National Conservation Training Center
November 2012
Contact: Mark Madison
Carnegie Hall, Museum Gallery
January 4 – March 8, 2013
Contact: Lynn Creamer
creamer@carnegiehallwv.org2011 WV Watershed Celebration Day
