Representative of New York’s 29th Congressional District, Tom Reed, held a hearing on August 6th at the Jamestown Community College to discuss the potential of Marcellus shale gas in New York as well as understand how the southern tier is preparing a workforce for this industrial process.  The hearing was by invite only; it brought out members of the public, press, the Independent Oil & Gas Association of NY (IOGA of NY) and Americas Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA).  Representative Reed was thoroughly informed about natural gas development and, much like Debra Preston, he is an advocate for responsible natural gas development.

Representative Reed co-founded the Marcellus Shale Caucus which focuses on getting the best science, information and data out into the public setting on the issue of Marcellus Shale gas and its development as a resource. Reed hopes to get the local labor force in a position to benefit from the development of natural gas when it finally comes to New York State.

The Speakers

Among those invited to speak as the hearing were Paul Carmichael of Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES, Brenda English of Corning Community College and John Holko president of Lenape Resources.

Carmichael and English both gave presentations about how the BOCES program and Corning Community College are offering programs dedicated to the natural gas industry.

Holko was able to give insight on natural gas exploration, explain other educational opportunities in the industry and answer questions from the public regarding development of the resource.

Read more and view videos of the presentation at http://eidmarcellus.org/marcellus-shale/education-curriculum-caters...