Barnett Shale Victims Wanted for MIT Study in Fort Worth

URGENT FROM DON YOUNG:

ATTENTION Barnett Shale Victims:

You are needed for a test-run of a new MIT internet-based program.

This is a great - and easy - way to help yourself and others.

Meeting Date: Saturday, February 14, 10:00 a.m. until noon.

Location: Fort Worth Public Library – “Central Library” 500 W. Third St. (downtown Fort Worth at the intersection of 3rd and Taylor, 2 blocks west and 2 blocks south of the Tarrant County Courthouse).

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Dear Don,

I am writing to invite you to a meeting with the Oil and Gas Accountability Project (OGAP) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT is in the process of developing some tools to help people affected by oil and gas drilling.

We’re coming to Texas to test-run the "Landman Report Card," (LRC) which is an internet-based site that allows people to document their interactions with landmen/companies during the leasing stage. For the test-run, we’d like to meet with people who have had first-hand experience with landmen or company representatives.

The hope for LRC is that by getting people to share their stories, others will be able to read these stories and gain a better understanding of what sort of tactics these companies use. The stories can help people know what to expect when a landman comes knocking; help connect people with the same issues; and perhaps attract attention (media) to these issues.

If there’s time and interest, MIT will demonstrate a second tool, DrillWell, which is targeted more at folks already living with oil and gas facilities. The idea behind DrillWell is to document industry practices and impact (using citizen reports, links to news reports, government data, etc). The reports or events will be mapped, and searchable.

* Please feel free to forward this email to people whom you think might be interested in attending our meeting. And please have folks send an RSVP email to me (lisasumi@gmail.com), so that I can put folks on the list of attendees (the room can only handle a maximum of 25 people).

All the best,
Lisa Sumi

Information on the MIT project can be found here.

and, also here...

... and here, at the Oil and Gas Accountability Project Website

Lisa Sumi
Consultant, Oil and Gas Accountability Project and M.I.T.
Tel: 970-799-2589
Email