Glen Rock October 26, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 3 Area residents are invited to attend the Oct. 27 screening of “Gasland,” a film about “fracking,” or horizontal hydraulic fracturing, a controversial practice of natural gas extraction now being considered throughout the Delaware Watershed, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. ‘Gasland’ explores potential dangers of fracking The film will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Glen Rock Public Library, 315 Rock Road. “Gasland” explains the process of fracking, a technique that is seen by many environmentalists as a danger to drinking water and the environment through contamination of ground water. Special guest speaker Rachel Dawn Fudim Davis of Food & Water Watch, and organization working to ban fracking in New Jersey, will be present at the screening to answer questions. She will also inform the public about its options to contact legislators before the Delaware Riber Basin commission votes the week of Nov. 21. That vote that could open 20,000 fracking sites in the Delaware River Basin and involve the drinking water of 15 million Americans in multiple states, including New Jersey. An intra-state commission, the DRBC includes the four governors of New Jersey, Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania, plus a commander from the North Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “Glen Rock residents need to understand this process and the risks it poses before it is too late,” said Andy Curshen of the Glen Rock Environmental Commission, which is sponsoring the event. “Now is the time to learn about this and contact your elected representatives. “Like many other communities in Northern New Jersey, we are showing the film ‘Gasland’ to educate our residents about hydraulic fracturing as well as the fast approaching legislative agenda which could permanently affect New Jersey’s drinking water, land, and air.” Opponents point out that fracking uses benzene, a chemical known to be toxic in amounts as small as one part per million, and produces toxic wastewater. There have been more than 1,000 documented cases of water contamination near drilling sites around the country. Drillers around the country are reportedly fracking without understanding the techniques, causing explosions of the liberated gas and pollution of standing water and drinking water. “President Obama, New Jersey Governor Christie, New York Governor Cuomo, Pennsylvania Governor Corbett, and Delware Governor Markell hold the fate of this critical watershed in their hands,” Curshen added. (continued on page 15) The Community Relations Advisory Board of Ridgewood and Glen Rock will meet in the quiet study room of the Glen Rock Public Library, 315 Rock Road in Glen Rock, on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. The Community Relations Advisory Board’s members are appointed by the mayors of Ridgewood and Glen Rock. The Community relations group to meet board was created to overcome bias attitudes toward persons or groups based on their race, color, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. Advisory committee meetings are open to the public and provide a safe environment for community members who are experiencing or witnessing bias-related crimes to be heard.