Discussion forum promises 'fracking without all the fracas'

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  Katie Colaneri is a reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania and WHYY in Philadelphia covering energy and the environment. Before joining StateImpact, Katie worked as an investigative and enterprise reporter at WBGO in Newark, New Jersey. She covered some of New Jersey's biggest stories including the devastation and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, as well as the day-to-day triumphs and struggles to revitalize state's largest city. A native of New Jersey with roots in South Central Pennsylvania, Katie holds a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College.

Love to talk about hydraulic fracturing or just want to learn more?
Next month, StateImpact Pennsylvania partner station WHYY is co-hosting a discussion forum with the Bernard Wolfman Civil Discourse Project in Elkins Park, Montgomery County about the controversial extraction process known as “fracking.” The conversation will focus on the economic impact of natural gas development in Pennsylvania and the region. (For a primer, check out our report and this infographic on natural gas and Pennsylvania’s economy.)
Speakers at the forum include Deborah Lawrence Rogers, founder of consulting firm EnergyPolicyForum, and William Freeman, a former committee chairman of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, the state’s biggest gas industry trade group.
Here are the details:
A Frank Conversation about Fracking, Without All the Fracas
Thursday, April 17, 2014
7:30 p.m.
Beth Sholom Congregation
8251 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
Pre-registration is required. Register online by clicking here.
A note of clarification: this is not a StateImpact Pennsylvania event. 

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