Fracking expert to speak at LCCC

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Fracking expert to speak at LCCC

Published: December 14, 2010

The Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition is sponsoring a presentation by Cornell University professor Dr. A. R. Ingraffea, “Unconventional Gas Plays: Information for an Informed Citizenry,” at 7 p.m. Thursday in Room 132 of Luzerne County Community College’s Educational Conference Center.

Ingraffea, an expert on hydraulic fracturing, is the Dwight C. Baum professor of Engineering and Weiss Presidential fellow at Cornell University’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Ingraffea has won numerous awards, done research and development for organizations including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Gas Research Institute, the U.S. Department of Transportation and several private companies, and is on the candidate list for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board for the Review of Hydraulic Fracturing Study.

For more information, call 570-266-5116, visit www.gdacoalition.org or e-mail gdacoaltion@gmail.com.

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