Working to Protect the Catskill Region from the Dangers of Hydrofracking for Natural Gas

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JAN. 5 - GASLAND free screening PLUS a DEC PUBLIC COMMENT Writing Session in Saugerties NY

JAN. 5 - GASLAND free screening PLUS a DEC PUBLIC COMMENT Writing Session in Sau

The Esopus Creek Conservancy and Frack Free Catskills

are proud to present a free screening of GASLAND in Saugerties NY
PLUS a DEC PUBLIC COMMENT Writing Session

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 6:00 PM

SAUGERTIES SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER
207 MARKET STREET
SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK 12477

CRIMINALIZATION of HYDROFRACKING: SPAN NY Public Law #1

Jail the FRACKERS - Make FRACKING a CRIME!

New York Public Law #1

DRAFT — AUGUST 2011 — DRAFT

This bill was conceived and drafted by SPAN (Sovereign People’s Action Network of Ulster and Greene Counties) — Mark DeNat, Mary Finneran, Richard Grossman, Linda Leeds, Mary MacArthur, Joan Walker-Wasylyk, Jay Wenk
with Carl Arnold, Kate Bartholomew, Gusti Bogok, Suzannah Glidden, Jack Ossont and Maura Stephens, representing themselves and several groups from around New York State

DSGEIS PUBLIC COMMENTS accepted thru January 11- Last Chance to SAY NO to FRACKING!

DSGEIS PUBLIC COMMENTS accepted thru JAN 11 -
Last Chance to SAY NO to FRACKING in NEW YORK STATE!

 

 

This is our last chance to voice our problems with hydro-fracking in New York State..
before it becomes LAW!

PLEASE SEND your Comments in

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Tell DRBC - No water withdrawal for gas drilling!

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) plans to vote on a water withdrawal application by XTO Energy (a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corp.) for natural gas development in Broome and Delaware Counties, New York at their regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday, May 11, 2011.  They have set a public hearing on the application at the 1:30 pm meeting, West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company, 40 W. Upper Ferry Rd., West Trenton, N.J. 

Spill at Marcellus Shale drilling site in Bradford County prompts evacuation

Seven families in Bradford County have been asked to evacuate following a large spill during fracking operations in the Marcellus Shale at a Chesapeake Energy well west of Towanda, Pa. Earlier reports that there was a blow-out were inaccurate, according to company officials.

A local Emergency Management official said he didn't believe the families had gone anywhere.

Chemicals Were Injected Into Wells, Report Says

WASHINGTON — Oil and gas companies injected hundreds of millions of gallons of hazardous or carcinogenic chemicals into wells in more than 13 states from 2005 to 2009, according to an investigation by Congressional Democrats.

Josh Fox's open letter to the Delaware River Basin Commission

Delaware River Basin Commission-

I am writing to the Delaware River Basin Commission in fierce and passionate opposition to permitting large scale industrial gas drilling anywhere in the River Basin.  The Delaware River basin is a watershed area, a national treasure and should not be industrialized by large scale gas drilling.

YRAD and Victoria Switzer talks about Dimock, Pa. Gas Drilling Woes

3-14-11 in Binghamton, NY at NYRAD meeting-- Victoria is a resident of Dimock, Pa. where Cabot Gas. Co. polluted private water wells and has not corrected the problem-- this is ground Zero for the Gas Industry-- the real truth about the un-clean and un-natural Gas--

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Tompkins County Legislature bans hydro-fracking on county-own land

On December 21, 2010 the Tompkins County legislature passed a resolution to ban hydro-fracking on all county owned lands. Citizens voicing their support for the resolution. There were two drafts offered, but the first was amended and passed with only one vote against. Thanks to the Tompkins County Public Information Office for providing a video feed. The entire meeting can be viewed on the legislature's web site www.tompco.net/legislature.

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