1/25/10: More than 500 rally in Albany to oppose unconventional extraction of natural gas


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The 01/25/2010 Albany West Capitol Park Rally of over 500 people

opposed to unconventional gas drilling was moved inside, under the Egg

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DEC workers supporting 01/25 people’s protest of the DEC’s dSGEIS (door Stop Giving Extraction Industry Shelter)… The dSGEIS  concluded that cumulative effects of tens or hundreds of thousands of toxic waste production sites would not have a cumulative effect worth considering.

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Demonstrators chanting “No fracking way!” and “Statewide ban!”

Joan Tubridy (CDOG) speaking, with Chief Oren Lyons (Onondaga Nation) by her side. Both support a statewide ban on unconventional gas drilling. Chief Lyons called upon political leaders to consider the impact of their decisions upon the next seven generations. When Tubridy finished her listing of reasons why we should have a statewide ban, those assembled at the rally loudly chanted “Statewide ban!” for a full minute.