Ocean City Hosts Environmental Events June 1 and 2

Two events that address the environmental risks of drilling for natural gas take place in Ocean City on June 1 and 2.

The will show the film "Gasland" — a documentary about the largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in U.S. history — at 7 p.m. Friday, June 1. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the documentary category. The movie is free and will be shown in Lecture Room N110.

Following the film, Jim May will lead a discussion of the dangers posed by the  fracking process used to release natural gas.

At 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2, the will host Jim Walsh, the Eastern Regional Director of Food and Water Watch (www.foodandwaterwatch.org). 

Walsh will speak on the topics of "Cheap natural gas: Is it worth it?" and "Fracking: environmental violence, and what are we doing with the waste?"

Douglas Jewell, president of the Sierra Club Cape May County, will discuss research on what is happening at the coal-fired B.L. England Generating Station in Beesleys Point. And John Petralia will discuss wind power and its relevance to Cape May County.

For more information, call 609-442-2407