Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Fracking Forum At UCLA, July 25, 2013

The Union of Concerned Scientists and The Center for Science and Democracy will hold a forum on fracking on the campus of UCLA on July 25, 2013, from 2 PM to 5 PM.
This event will be a unique opportunity to join leading thinkers and key stakeholders for a dynamic discussion about the state of the science around hydraulic fracturing, the state and federal policy landscape, and what citizens and policy makers need to know to make informed decisions on oil and gas fracking.

There is no mention of any charge to attend this forum. There will also be a webcast. Register here for either the webcast or live attendance.

Click here the complete program for the forum, with subjects and speakers. The subjects:
  • Why Here and Now: Understanding how the best available science can help inform public’s discussions and decisions on fracking
  • “The Curious Case of Fracking—Questions from the road”: A Video Screening
  • Assessing the state of existing science and identifying key knowledge gaps to be addressed
  • Global energy security, economics, and geopolitics of Fracking
  • Strengths and weaknesses of the current regulatory landscape, and the role for science in the decision-making process
  • California in the context of the national debate over fracking
  • Improving access to information for citizens and policymakers and working together to advance informed decision making
  • Who Has a Say?: Where science and social justice meet and the public power to decide
  • In Everyone’s Backyard: the fight for information in the high-stakes shale gas debate

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