{"id":474,"date":"2012-05-12T03:56:04","date_gmt":"2012-05-12T03:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gastruth.org\/?page_id=474"},"modified":"2016-11-27T02:58:33","modified_gmt":"2016-11-27T02:58:33","slug":"countywide-public-forum-on-act-13-and-pipelines-coming-to-berks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gastruth.org\/?page_id=474","title":{"rendered":"COUNTYWIDE PUBLIC FORUM ON ACT 13 AND PIPELINES COMING TO BERKS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Berks County is nowhere near PA’s gas drilling region? Think again!<\/h2>\n

Natural gas pipelines are heading to Berks County and a new law in PA strips your local officials of control over them.<\/p>\n

Act 13 allows pipelines to be placed 300 feet from an elementary school and there’s not a thing you can say about it.<\/p>\n

FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY!<\/h1>\n

YOU’RE INVITED TO A FREE PUBLIC FORUM<\/h2>\n

May 30th, 7 – 9 p.m.<\/h2>\n

EDI, Inc., 1300 Hilltop Road, Leesport, PA 19533<\/h2>\n

Panelists:<\/p>\n

Tracy Carluccio<\/strong>, Deputy Director, Delaware Riverkeeper Network<\/p>\n

Lynda Farrell<\/strong>, Executive Director, Pipeline Safety Coalition<\/p>\n

Paul A. Rubin<\/strong>, Hydrologist\/Hydrogeologist, Hudson Highlands Environmental Consulting<\/p>\n

Jordan Yeager<\/strong>, Environmental Attorney and Partner, Curtin & Heefner
\nBerks County Legislators are also invited to speak.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: So far, Representatives Cox, Knowles, and Maloney have declined our invitation. Senator Tobash just declined via this letter to which is attached all the letters of praise he received for his vote to take away municipal control, among other things.\u00a0Tobash<\/a><\/p>\n

Refreshments will be served.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, sign our petition<\/a> to the County Commissioners asking them to reconsider their position on Act 13!<\/p>\n