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When:
January 24, 2019 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
2019-01-24T10:00:00-05:00
2019-01-24T13:00:00-05:00
Where:
Commissioners Meeting Room, Haverford Township Administration Building
1014 Darby Road
Havertown
PA 19041
1014 Darby Road
Havertown
PA 19041
Cost:
Free
Contact:
PA state rep Greg Vitale, House Democratic Policy Committee
610-789-3900
The hearing by the PA House Democratic Policy Committee will explore the ways in which methane affects climate change and how Pennsylvania can better regulate methane leakage.
Panel 1: The Threat of Climate Change and Pennsylvania’s Role
- Dr. Richard Alley, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State University
- Professor Don Brown, Scholar in Residence, Widener Law
Panel 2: The Role of Methane Leakage in Climate Change
- Dr. Tony Ingraffea, Emeritus Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
- Professor Peter DeCarlo, Associate Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University
- Rob Altenburg, Director, PennFuture Energy Center
Panel 3: Policies to Reduce Methane Leakage
- Dr. Arvind Ravikumar, Assistant Professor of Energy Engineering, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Leann Leiter, Pennsylvania and Ohio Field Advocate, EarthWorks
- Krish Ramamurthy, Director of Bureau of Air Quality, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Request to drilling company pending
This hearing is open to the public. However, questions will be limited to members of the policy committee.
Organizers: PA state rep Greg Vitale, House Democratic Policy Committee
Contact: Sarah Iversen, Rep Vitale’s district office, 610-789-3900