Geographic Areas

National

Focus area(s)

• Climate Change / Energy
• Environment
• Environmental Health
• Environmental Justice
• Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
• Toxics
• Water

Contact Name

Karla Fortunato

Contact Phone

301-656-5540

Contact Email

kfortunato@hefn.org

Drilling Deeper: Fracking Impacts, Funder Strategies, and Site Visit

April 2-3, 2012

Please join us in Pittsburgh for a special funder meeting focused on the practice of hydrofracking.  This meeting, jointly sponsored by HEFN, the Environmental Grantmakers Association and the Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders, is aimed at funders concerned about the public health, ecological, and community impacts related to natural gas extraction.

This important meeting will begin with a site visit to see nearby gas fields and talk with local citizens and activists.  Programming will cover the impacts of fracking on people, ecosystems, and communities, and it will explore the grantmaking strategies funders are employing to address these impacts.  A draft agenda is available here.

Seating at this meeting is limited.  Priority will be given to members of the sponsoring organizations.  Other funders will be welcome as space permits.

Registration

Please register online at www.regonline.com/drillingdeeper.  Registration for this meeting is $250.

Location

This meeting will be held at the Fairmont Pittsburgh (www.fairmont.com/pittsburgh), 510 Market Street, Pittsburgh, PA  15222.