On Thursday, October 6th at 7:00pm at the Union County Public Library, 255 Reitz Blvd., Lewisburg, CSCC hosted special guest speaker Gene Stilp. Mr. Stilp has worked for decades as an "activist for good government," and he discussed the redistricting efforts that will take place in Harrisburg this year, during which the political party in power typically redraws the map to try and concentrate their opponents into as few districts as possible. In 2005, Mr. Stilp helped lead the fight against the infamous legislative pay raise in Harrisburg and is the creator and keeper of the giant Pink Pig inflatable balloon that goes after and highlights legislative excesses in Harrisburg and across the state. He also files key court actions on good government issues and key actions against legislators and judges before their respective ethics bodies. This meeting was reported on in the Daily Item (link to article here)."

On October 4, 2010, CSCC hosted special guest speaker Barb Jarmoska of the Responsible Drilling Alliance (RDA) to speak about the impacts of Marcellus Shale drilling in Pennsylvania. Ms. Jarmoska serves on the Board of Directors of the RDA, a grassroots, all-volunteer group including those who have leased their land to gas companies and those who have refused. RDA seeks to educate its members and the public about deep shale gas drilling and all of its ramifications, and to balance the conversation with authenticity. RDA advocates for federal, state and local regulations needed to protect our economy, environment, health, safety and quality of life. Her talk was titled, "Guinea Pigs Atop the Marcellus Shale."

On September 7, 2010, CSCC hosted a special film screening of the 2009 documentary, "CRUDE: The Real Price of Oil" at the Union County Public Library, Lewisburg. CRUDE (2009, 100 minutes), directed by Joe Berlinger, follows a two-year portion of a $27 billion class action suit brought against the Chevron Corporation following the drilling of the Lago Agrio oil field in Ecuador, a case also known as the "Amazon Chernobyl." The plaintiffs of the lawsuit are 30,000 Ecuadorians living in the Amazonian rainforest, which they claim has been polluted by the oil industry. CRUDE shows interviews from both sides, and explores the influence of media support, celebrity activism, the power of multinational corporations, the shifting power in Ecuadorian politics, and rapidly-disappearing indigenous cultures.

On April 1, 2010 at the Union County Government Center, CSCC hosted a special panel featuring four distinguished energy professionals from across our region and the U.S. Stacy Richards is Director of the SEDA-COG Energy Resource Center, and her topic was "Energizing Our Region." Steve Connolley is the owner of Hometown Energy Systems, LLC, a renewable energy startup company, and his topic was "Renewable Energy Technologies for Homes and Businesses." Preston Boop is the owner of Briar Patch Organic Farm where he produces bio-diesel fuel, and his topic was "Alternative Energy from Recycled Organics." William Steinhurst is Senior Consultant for Synapse Energy Economics, an energy consulting firm, and his topic was "The Future of Electricity Regulation." The format of the panel discussion was a set of 15-minute presentations by each of the panelists, followed by 30 minutes of interactive discussion where audience members asked questions.

On May 7, 2009 CSCC presented a public forum on the future of healthcare at the Union County Government Center. The event was free and open to the public.

The forum consisted of a panel of five distinguished healthcare professionals from across Pennsylvania:

• Allison Clark - Executive Directory of ACTION Health
• Jill Fecker - Community Liaison for A Community Clinic, Inc.
• Chuck Pennacchio - Executive Director of Healthcare for All Pennsylvania
• Andrew Sandusky - Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians
• Amy Wolaver - Associate Professor of Economics at Bucknell University