The HVDU Fracking Debate
It was a cracker ...
The Fracking Debate ... as far as I am concerned ... was the best HVDU event so far. Plenty of Points of Information, plenty of back and forth among Principal Speakers, and a real mind expansion among those attending.
It was a first for many reasons -- our first time working with the Rockland County Times, the Hudson Valley Business Journal, and the Nyack Village Theater. And, thanks to the last, the HVDU's first Webcast! So let's give you a look:
Karen Bulich Moreau of the Land & Liberty Foundation
leads off for the Proposition side of the question.
Paul Gallay, President of Hudson Riverkeeper, leads for the Opposition to the Motion.
Adam Schultz of the Independent Oil & Gas Assn. of NY (standing, left) takes a Point of Information from Buck Moorhead of NYH2O (standing, right) At the table, L to R: Tom West, The West Law Firm; Karen Bulich Moreau, Land and Liberty Foundation; Dr. Kathy Nolan, Catskill Mountainkeeper
Tom West, of the West Law Firm of Albany, speaks in favor of the motion
HVDU head honcho Patrick McGrath makes a point at the Fracking Debate. At left, supporters of the motion - Tom West of the West Law Firm, Albany NY; Adam Schultz of Gilberti et al. of Syracuse, representing the NY Independent Oil and Gas Assn.; Karen Bulich Moreau of the Land & Liberty Foundation, Feura Bush NY. At right, opposing the motion: Dr. Kathy Nolan, Catskill Mountainkeeper; Paul Gallay, Hudson Riverkeeper; Buck Moorhead, NYH2O.
The Teller announces the results of the voting: 10 red chips in favor of the motion, 22 green chips against the motion. The motion to support the NYS DEC's proposed fracking regulations failed to convince the audience at the Nyack Village Theater. Photo credits: Christine McGrath.
Video (courtesy of Rockland World Radio.com) Part 1:
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