Fernie Community Center
Sponsored by:Citizens Concerned About Coalbed Methane
http://www.cccbm.org
With Presentations From:
Tweeti Blancette
Tweeti is a sixth generation rancher from northern New Mexico who has experienced first hand the impact from CBM on the land and her families livestock. Her presentation will focus on the impacts of CBM on local residents in the San Juan basin.
http://www.oteromesa.org/people_blancett.htm
Dr. Gilles Wendling
Gilles is the president and founder of GW Solutions a company specializing in groundwater protection. Gilles will discuss the state of groundwater knowledge in British Columbia and the impacts on water from oil and gas exploration and extraction. http://www.gwsolutions.ca
Casey Brennan
Casey is the Energy and Mining Program Manager for Wildsight, a leading local environmental organization. Casey?Ç‚Äôs presentation will show the impact of past CBM exploration in the East Kootenay and discuss the potential devastating impact full scale CBM extraction would have on water and wildlife. http://www.wildsight.ca
Location
Fernie Community Centre
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