Don't Frack Vermont Forum
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This panel discusses on the implications of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” for natural gas in Vermont. VPIRG co-hosts this public forum alongside VNRC, and 350.org bringing International, and local experts tell their stories. The panelist included Bill McKibben – author, environmentalist and Schumann Distinguished Scholar, Middlebury College, Paul Burns – Executive Director, VPIRG, Wes Gillingham – Program Director, Catskill Mountainkeepers, a leading anti-fracking group in NY, Tracy Bach – Professor of Law, Vermont Law School, and Ginny Lyons – Chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee. This video is produced by Arthur Hynes.
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