Shale Gas Roundtable: Deliberations, Findings, and Recommendations

In response to the desire of regional, multi-sector leaders to elevate and inform the regional energy dialogue, the Shale Gas Roundtable was created in the fall of 2011 to fulfill a three-part mission related to unconventional oil and gas production, transport, and use: Building and sustaining relationships among relevant cross-sector stakeholders to better support diverse regional environmental protection, community quality of life, and economic development goals; Identifying high-priority focus areas through consensus-building dialogue, extensive research, and shared goals for the region; and Assessing the focus areas and developing ideas and recommendations that promote the improved management of and outcomes from regional unconventional oil and gas development