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please check out this pod cast - features Seantor Bill Parment and other who speak on current issues surrounding the
development of the Marcellus Shale. Advance to minute 34 of the pod cast -
- where the discussion begins on the Marcellus interview with Fred Dicker. EXCELLENT!
Please read the letter Senator George Winner received from DEC commissioner Peter Grannis on December 30, 2009.
CLICK HERE:
WE ENCOURAGE ALL COALITION MEMBERS TO WRITE TO GOV. DAVID PATTERSON TO LET DRILLING MOVE FORWARD NOW IN NEW YORK STATE!
THANK YOU!
Sep. 30, 2009: UPDATE! The draft supplemental
generic environmental impact statement on the oil, gas as been released by NYS DEC - please click here to review! We will keep our members posted with updates and informaiton as they come in. THANK YOU!
Nicole & Mary and SCLOC Steering Committee
As our name implies, the Steuben County Land Owners' Coalition is a group of land owners
in Steuben County (NY). The Coalition is sponsored by the Steuben County Farm Bureau. We would like to thank Cornell
Cooperative Extension Service for technical assistance. There is no fee to join the coalition. Registering with us entails
no obligations.
Our goal is to understand the true value of the mineral rights in our area and to work together to
ensure that land owners receive fair and equitable reimbursement should they choose to lease those rights.
Our Mission
Our key goal is education. We believe that full disclosure is important in developing
a contract but that key information has not been readily available. Land owners are making decisions that may well tie
up the mineral rights on the property for 20, 30 years or more without understanding the true value
of the rights they are giving up. Thus, we are attempting to understand:
1. What gas or oil deposits appear to exist in the county? How likely are they to prove viable? What sign-up
bonuses and royalties are being offered in other areas of the state or country that have similar potential? 2. How
much land is currently under contract and for what periods? Where, exactly, is it located? As we gather this information,
it is being shared through a series of public meetings, by flyers, and through this website. Ultimately, the coalition
will develop an RFP - a Request for Proposals - that will be submitted to multiple leasing companies. After the bid review
and any re-negotiation, the steering committee will recommend the most advantageous bid to Coalition members. Members
can choose to participate in that contract, to negotiate their own contract, or to decline to sign any contract.
The Steuben County Land Owners coalition is working with Nicole Gwardyak and Empire Energy Consultants, LLC 1776 Ketchumville
Rd., Berkshire, NY 13736 (607) 642-0020 nicole@scloc.com
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Week of 2-710
I heard from Nicole earlier in the week. She says another major company has requested our information. I am sure they
will be lining up once the DEC gives the go ahead with drilling. This drilling issue has gone from a safety issue to a political
issue. I think even most of the anti drillers believe the facts that this is really going to be regulated right and be safe.
Now the politicians I am sure are smart enough to know that this is going to be safe BUT, it is an election year and they
need all the votes they can get from the anti side. It is to bad that they can hold us land owners hostage like that. Kenny,
John and I went to Binghamton on Thursday night for the Joint Landowners Coalition meeting. It was a very good meeting. They
are organized and fighting for our rights every day. They had two young fellows from Energy In Depth there. They represent
the oil and gas industry. They say the best thing we can do is to keep writing our politicians. Kenny paid for the SCLOC to
get their information on a brochure that is going to be handed out at the biggest meeting of the oil and gas industries trade
show. Last year we were told the Friendsville Group (the ones that signed the $5750 deal) got 10 leads from the same meeting.The
Maine coalition signed a contract this week. They are in NY also, so there is hope. It might not look it,
but we have a lot going for us. Let's keep our momentum going forward.
Until next week,
Dana
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The Steuben County Land Owners Coalition has been joined by over 5,000 household members representing more than 150,000 acres of land in Steuben County.
Become a member today.
To become a member of the
Nicole Gwardyak
Empire Energy Consultants
nicole@scloc.com
Office: 607-642-0020
Mary Hickey
Empire Energy Consultants
Office: 607-359-3178
Sign-Up Sheet
Sign-Up Sheet
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