CBC will Convene Expert Natural Gas Pipeline Forum on March 9th
The Cabell Brand Center will convene an expert forum to present and discuss an objective assessment of the proposed natural gas pipelines with particular focus on their economic and environmental impacts in the Roanoke Valley and surrounding areas.
The expert pipeline forum is sponsored by Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition and VaSolarPro. Thanks to our generous sponsors, the forum is FREE to the public. However, seating is limited and and registration is required.
When: March 9, 2015, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Where: Whitman Theater of Virginia Western Community College at 3094 Colonial Avenue in Roanoke, VA 24015. View campus map.
Click Here to Register now! Registration closes on March 8th.
8:30 a.m. – Check-in
9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. – Opening remarks, Dr. Tamim Younos, President, Cabell Brand Center
9:05-9:15 a.m. – Welcome, Dr. Robert H. Sandel, President, Virginia Western Community College
Overview of Mountain Valley Pipeline Project
9:15 - 9:45 – Importance of the proposed pipelines for local economic development, John D’Orazio, President and CEO, Roanoke Gas Company
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. – Proposed route of the Mountain Valley pipeline, Joseph Dawley, Corporate Director of Government Affairs, EQT Corporation
10:15-10:45 - Environmentalists’ concerns, Joe Lovett, Executive Director, Appalachian Mountain Advocates
10:30-10:45 a.m. – Break
Panel of Government Representatives
10:45 – 11:05 a.m. - The role of local government - Charlotte Moore, Member, Roanoke County Board of Supervisors
11:05 – 11:25 a.m. - The role of state government - John S. Edwards. Member, Senate of Virginia (21st District)
11:25 – 11:45 a.m. - The role of the federal government, Gwen Mason, Regional Director, the Office of U.S. Senator Tim Kaine
11:45 a.m. – 12 noon - Panel interaction
12 noon – 12:30 p.m. – Lunch (in cafeteria adjoining auditorium)
Potential Project Impacts
12:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Insurance-related risks and macroeconomic issues associated with pipelines, Freeda Cathcart, FLMI
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. - Impacts on the Appalachian Trail, Laura Belleville, Director of Conservation, Appalachian Trail Conservancy
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. – Landscape impacts of natural gas and other forms of energy, David Perry, Executive Director, Blue Ridge Land Conservancy
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. - Fracked natural gas: bridge fuel or bridge to nowhere?, Diana Christopulos, President, Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. - Assessing critical habitats and future energy development in the Central Appalachians, Marek Smith, Director, Allegheny Highlands Program, The Nature Conservancy
3:00 p.m. – Adjourn
Thank you to our major sponsors!
Sponsorship opportunities are still available for this forum. If you or your organization are interested in sponsoring this forum please email Angela Conroy at info@cabellbrandcenter.org.
We hope to see you there!
