Living in an Industrial Zone: Delaware Riverkeeper Network Premieres New Segment of Shale Truth Interview Series with Dr. Anthony Ingraffea of Cornell University

Living in
an Industrial Zone:  

Delaware Riverkeeper Network Premieres New Segment of Shale Truth Interview Series with Dr. Anthony Ingraffea of Cornell University.

         Bristol, PA - On
Wednesday, September 11th, a new segment of the Shale Truth interview
series premieres, in which Dr. Anthony Ingraffea of Cornell University says the
gas industry has changed communities, and that many people who once lived in
rural or suburban areas now find themselves living in industrial zones.  In Wednesday’s segment, Dr. Ingraffea, who
grew up along the Delaware River, describes how shale gas extraction also
releases methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.  Dr. Ingraffea is the Dwight C. Baum Professor
of Engineering at Cornell University.    

            In earlier segments, Dr. Ingraffea said the level of
pollution already experienced in Pennsylvania from shale gas extraction is just
the tip of the iceberg, and the problem will grow significantly in the future.

            Maya van Rossum,
the Delaware Riverkeeper, said, “We need to learn from some of the terrible
experiences in other parts of Pennsylvania where gas extraction operations have
damaged the landscape, polluted water and changed life for many residents.”

            The Delaware Riverkeeper Network is providing these
interviews to offer an informed perspective on the impacts of shale gas
development.  The natural gas industry is
spending millions of dollars on advertisements in an effort to sell shale gas
as a cleaner and cheaper energy source, whereas “this series demonstrates the
fallacies and out-and-out lies the industry is touting in order to further
their industry that is doing so much harm to so many, including future
generations,” added van Rossum.

            All segments of the Shale Truth series can be on the
Delaware Riverkeeper Network’s YouTube Channel at:   http://bit.ly/ShaleTruth.  New videos premiere every Wednesday.

            Earlier segments have featured energy industry analyst
Arthur Berman discussing the real supply of natural gas and future prices, and
landscape restoration expert Leslie Sauer examining the damage caused by gas
pipeline installations.      

            The
Delaware Riverkeeper Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental organization,
has been working
since 1988 throughout the four states of the Delaware River watershed including
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware.  With more than 10,000 members, the Delaware
Riverkeeper Network is a vital force in the Watershed, working to ensure the
rich and healthy future that can only exist with a clean, healthy and free-flowing
river system.

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