tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post8069029733307056488..comments2024-02-13T02:20:03.350-08:00Comments on Shale Gas Review: Audiences at public talks show texture of fracking debate. Next up: Revolution Books, Joint Landowners CoalitionTOM WILBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16103105549852845055noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post-60945735002390550692013-05-28T19:17:06.557-07:002013-05-28T19:17:06.557-07:00Thanks for your comment. Not sure I would call it ...Thanks for your comment. Not sure I would call it a false equivalency, but I see your point that being a speaker is different than being a moderator. Had I been asked to be a panelist, I would have. And my message would have been the same: Pro-transparency. <br /><br />In that spirit, I do my best to embrace and enable public discussions of the issues where possible and where I’m invited. My choices (which have included roles as moderator, panelist, and speaker for groups ranging from the Broome County Chamber to the Albany Law School) occasionally open me to criticism that I’m allying myself to one camp or another. Yes, I would have liked to see a Roger Downs or Tony Ingraffea on the panel. Regardless, landowners are significant stakeholders, some of their story is recounted in my book, and some are sources of mine. <br /><br />Whether we call this a forum, of not, JLCNY is allowing ample time for question and answer. Although I stated in my post that I expect the audience to include pro-drillers (by natural selection) I think the discussion would be served by a mix of people, and I hope there will be people in the audience from both sides versed in the issues. I’ll guess we’ll find out. <br /><br />A agree they are looking for credibility. As a moderator, I hope to do what I can to ensure the audience is served. Not sure where you’re from or whether it’s feasible for you to attend. Perhaps we’ll see you there?<br />TOM WILBERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103105549852845055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post-79392933868993630602013-05-28T19:15:01.310-07:002013-05-28T19:15:01.310-07:00Don’t know, but I agree he probably wasn't ask...Don’t know, but I agree he probably wasn't asked. The question is, if so, would he have participated?TOM WILBERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103105549852845055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post-2194876124421621692013-05-28T16:00:00.250-07:002013-05-28T16:00:00.250-07:00You set up a false equivalence. At the NY pro-env...You set up a false equivalence. At the NY pro-environment event, you are the speaker, however at the Albany pro-drilling event you are mostly a bystander. <br /><br />While you call the Albany event a "forum", it seems not to be a free exchange of ideas, but instead the speakers (Boling, Siegel, Baker, and McLinko) were selected to present only one side of the issue. This JLCNY event seems to be propaganda to which you are supplying credibility by your presence on stage -- very different from attending as a spectator in the audience to witness the developments.pCBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15038049120421203169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post-30584054273870037212013-05-26T16:37:10.356-07:002013-05-26T16:37:10.356-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.yokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920254541187319563noreply@blogger.com