WVU College of Law to Host Two-Day Look at Shale Drilling
Morgantown Dominion Post
20 October 2011
Submitted to The Dominion Post
WVU’s College of Law is hosting a two-day exploration of economic
and regulatory issues surrounding Marcellus shale natural gas
recovery.
Marcellus shale drilling — its economic potential and the
regulatory issues faced by state lawmakers in protecting the
economy and the environment — is the subject of “Drilling Down on
Regulatory Challenges: Balancing Preservation and Profitability in
the Development of Shale Gas Resources,” set for Oct. 27-28 on the
WVU campus.
A reception and banquet featuring keynote speaker Sen. Joe
Manchin, D-W.Va., will be at 6 p.m. Oct. 27, at the WVU Erickson
Alumni Center. Speakers and panel discussions will be held at the
Marilyn E. Lugar Courtroom (room 165) from 8:15 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct.
28.
Registration is $150 for the entire event. Info or to register:
energy.law.wvu.edu/ events or contact Samantha Stefanov at
304-293-5301 or samantha.stefanov@mail. wvu.edu.
The lunchtime keynote speaker Oct. 28 is Dave McCurdy, president
and CEO of the American Gas Association, and a former U.S.
congressman from Oklahoma.
Also appearing will be Mark K. Boling, Southwestern Energy
Company; Elizabeth Burleson, Pace Law School, Pace University;
Hanna Chang, Earthjustice; Heather Corken, Fulbright &
Jaworski, L.L.P.; Joshua P. Fershee, University of North Dakota
School of Law; Stuart F. Gruskin, Gruskin; Gordon Thomas Kinnaman,
Bucknell University; Christopher S. Kulander, Texas Tech
University School of Law; David McMahon, attorney; Ben Price, The
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund; Jerry Richey, Consol
Energy and CNX Gas Co.; Matt Watson, Environmental Defense Fund;
Tom S. Witt, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, WVU College
of Business and Economics.