[SPN-Discussion] Upcoming fracking event at NYU

[Alice Eckstein]

Please share the invitation to the following event via the SPN network. Pre-
registration is required.

Many thanks,
Alice

Alice Eckstein
Director, Nondegree and Public Programs
Center for Global Affairs
NYU - SCPS
Woolworth Building
15 Barclay Street, 4th Floor
Ph: 212 992 8369

*Fueling our Future: The Geopolitics and Economics of Energy in the 21st
Century*
Fracking: Thinking Locally and Globally

Thursday, November 15
6.30-7.45pm

The Center for Global Affairs at NYU-SCPS

15 Barclay Street (between Broadway and Church), 4th floor

RSVP here <http://lists.nyu.edu/t/13344132/4076369/323153/0/>

With seven billion people in the world (nine billion projected by 2050),
many of whom live in rapidly developing countries, the need for modern
technologies with their attendant energy demands is increasing at an
exponential rate. Will it be possible to provide sufficient energy for this
generation and the next? How will the energy race change global economies
and politics? Join CGA clinical associate professor *Carolyn Kissane* with
experts in the field to discuss the changing landscape of global energy:
its potential, challenges, and impact on how we live today.

*Fracking: Thinking Locally and Globally *

Although hydraulic fracturing—the practice of using pressurized fluid to
extract natural resources from rock—is the subject of controversy in the
United States, there have also been debates about its use in other parts of
the world, such as Eastern Europe, India, and China. Will fracking usher in
the final golden age of natural gas and carbon-based fuel? Will the
potential rejection of fracking (e.g. the French ban in 2011) spur the
development of alternative forms of energy? How will these developments
affect the political sway of traditional fuel industry leaders such as
Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela?

*Moderator: *Carolyn Kissane, *Clinical Associate Professor, Center for
Global Affairs*

*Panelists:*
David Biello, *associate editor, Environment & Energy, Scientific American*
Grant Fox, *vice president of Equity Research for the Oil & Gas Group at
Sterne Agee*
Paul Gallay, *president, Riverkeeper
                                      *Edward Stern,* president and
founder, Hartz Capital*
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