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Bucknell To Host Marcellus Shale Panels February 1, 15, March 3
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The Bucknell Institute for Public Policy will host three panel discussions in February and March to examine the impact of Marcellus Shale development on local communities.
The three events in the "Marcellus Shale and the Impact on Local Communities" series are free and open to the public.
February 1
The first panel, "Community Impact: Economic Impact and Job Development," will be held February 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Gallery Theater of the Elaine Langone Center.
Panelists will include Tim Kelsey, professor of agricultural economics in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University; Suzanne Lee, president and CEO of the Williamsport Lycoming Community Foundation; and Larry Michael, executive director of Workforce and Economic Development with the Pennsylvania College of Technology.
February 15
The second panel, "Community Impact: Public Health," is scheduled for February 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Forum of the Elaine Langone Center.
Panelists will include Thomas Shelley, chemical safety and hazardous materials specialist (retired) with Cornell University Environmental Health and Safety; Sharon Larson, co-director of the Rural Health Policy Institute at the Geisinger Center for Health Research; and Susan Everett, director of Outpatient Rehab at Susquehanna Health.
March 3
The third panel, "Community Impact: Severance Tax," is scheduled for March 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Gallery Theater of the Elaine Langone Center.
Panelists will include Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford) and Rep. Rick Mirabito (D-Lycoming).
The Bucknell Institute for Public Policy is a new interdisciplinary institute to link more closely the Bucknell curriculum with the major policy issues facing the United States.
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