The following CCE/Cornell faculty, staff and collaborators are part of the core outreach team and are representative of those involved with researching the Marcellus Shale and providing education for all citizens in order to facilitate their decision-making process. There is a wide network of faculty and associates who are interested in this issue.

Links to Cornell developed resources are also provided on this page.

Contact the CCE/Cornell Marcellus Shale Team

Overview of CCE's educational approach to the Marcellus Shale
Cornell Cooperative Extension: Providing Education and Resources about Natural Gas Exploration and Drilling in the Marcellus Shale 

General Questions about CCE's Educational Approach
Rod Howe, Cornell Cooperative Extension

Land Surface Impacts and Leasing Considerations
Brett Chedzoy, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County

Jim Grace, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County

Marcellus Shale Geology
Rob Ross, Paleontological Research Institution and Museum of the Earth
Trisha Smrecak, Paleontological Research Institution and Museum of the Earth

Kelly Cronin, Paleontological Research Institution and Museum of the Earth

Water Issues
Deb Grantham, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Susan Riha, Water Resources Institute
Amy Galford, College of Human Ecology

Community and Economic Development
Rich Stedman, Department of Natural Resources
Jeffrey Jacquet, Department of Natural Resources
Susan Christopherson, City and Regional Planning

Land Use Planning
David Kay, Community and Regional Development Institute (CaRDI)
 

Highway and Road Issues

Lynne Irwin, PE Cornell Local Roads Program

David Orr, PE Cornell Local Roads Program

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Cornell Developed Resources

Evaluation of Reclamation Efforts from Pipeline Right of Way Construction Using the Cornell Soil Health Test - Robert Schindelbeck and Harold van Es, What's Cropping Up? Vol.20 No.2, Cornell University.  

Observed Impacts of Marcellus Shale Drilling on Agricultural Lands - presentation (pdf) to the NYS Association of Towns Training & Conference on February 21, 2011. Presenter: George R. Frantz, AICP, ASLA, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University.

Energy Transitions: A Systems Approach Including Marcellus Shale Gas Development, White Paper, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University (July, 2011).

Statement for the EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Public Information Meeting, Robert W. Howarth, David R. Atkinson Professor of Ecology and Envrionmental Biology, Cornell University. (9/15/1

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Ad Hoc

Advisory Committee Report on Leasing Land for Exploration and Drilling for Natural Gas in the Marcellus Shale - Cornell University, (May 28, 2010).

The Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement...(pdf) presentation by David Kay, Senior Extension Associate, Community and Regional Development Institute (CaRDI)

Emerging Trends in the Marcellus Shale - CaRDI Research and Policy Brief

Gas Drilling in New York State: Riches or Ruin for Landowners and Communities - CaRDI  Rural New York Minute

Gas Rights and Right-of-Way Leasing Considerations for Farms and Woodlands - CCE South Central New York Agricultural Team.

Gas Leasing Considerations for Farmers and Forest Owners (pdf) - CCE South Central NY Agricultural Team presentation.

Gas Exploration and Leasing on Private Land: Tips & Guidance for Land Owners - by Jim Ochterski, Sr. Extension Associate, Cornell University Cooperative Extension

An Introduction to the Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Development (pdf) - Cornell University Cooperative Extension and the Museum of the Earth (2010).

Marcellus Shale Opportunities and Issues - Cornell Cooperative Extension webinar (January, 2009). The presentation slides may also be viewed as a pdf.

Natural Gas Impacts to Local Governments and the Role of Community Task Forces (pdf) -  CCE presentation (May, 2009).

Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Drilling and Water Quality Issues - Cornell University Cooperative Extension

Leasing of Natural Gas Drilling Rights on Public and Private Land in New York (pdf) - Department of Applied Economics and Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Wyoming Boomtowns - Social and Economic Impacts of Natural Gas Drilling (pdf) - presentation by Jeffrey Jacquet, Cornell University graduate student.

The Marcellus Gas resource by Lawrence M. Cathles, Professor, Dept. of Earth and Atomospheric Sciences, Cornell University (April 22, 2010).

Preliminary Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Natural Gas Obtained by Hydraulic Fracturing by Robert W. Howarth, David R. Atkinson Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology, Cornell University.