Visiting Gasland: Stories from a Family Trip to Pennsylvania

Last month, a group of five Vermont families--adults and their young children--traveled to the Pennsylvania shale fields to bear witness to the impacts of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The four-day trip took them through Susquehanna County, including the town of Dimock, the epicenter of fracking in the Marcellus Shale and the town prominently featured in the two “Gasland” documentaries. The group met with families and individuals who face polluted water wells and seized land, and experienced both nature’s beauty and the suffering caused by extreme extraction of fossil fuels.
If we are to change our world for the better, we've first got to look directly at the tough stuff. Come hear the stories from the trip, enjoy a shared meal, and learn about the Mother Up! Project that engages parents to take action in both their own communities and those most affected by the fossil fuel industry.
Thursday, September 29th
5:30-7:00 pm
Christ Church @ 64 State Street Montpelier
RSVP requested: maeve@350vt.org
*Bring the kids! Child care will be provided, stories will be appropriate for kids. Dinner will be served!