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Ken Jaffe’s testimony at the SRBC hearing, 9/15/11
Public Comments Kenneth Jaffe, MD Meredith, NY SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION September 15, 2011 Thank you for the opportunity to address the Commission. I want voice my objection to permits to withdraw water, and to address the responsibilities of this commission in the light of new scientific information concerning hydrofracking and drinking water quality. I’ll […]
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Must-read: Tim DeChristopher’s statement at his sentencing hearing
Thank you for the opportunity to speak before the court. When I first met Mr. Manross, the sentencing officer who prepared the pre-sentence report, he explained that it was essentially his job to “get to know me.” He said he had to get to know who I really was and why I did what I […]
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The Time is Now: “4220 or Fight” – A Call to Action
The Time is Now: “4220 Or Fight!”(Sen. Avella re Ban bill, May 2nd Ban Rally) A Call to Action Dear Friends, June 11, 2011 By now, we all know what the problems are with shale gas methane mining, and polls indicate that the majority of New Yorkers, when they hear the truth about hydro-fracking, are in […]
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The Frack Farm says, Be There: Statewide Ban rally, Monday, May 2
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ShaleTest’s Truth Tour
The gas industry talks the talk about being a good neighbor. But do they walk the walk? What are they really like to live with? Calvin Tillman and Tim Ruggiero know firsthand from living up close and personal with the industry in Texas, and they’ve formed ShaleTest to help people across the country document the pre-drilling condition […]
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Rally May 2nd in Albany for a Statewide Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing
May 2 – Rally for a Statewide Ban on Fracking! 10:30 AM – West Capitol Park in Albany map Sign up for a Bus / Carpool by April 25th – http://bit.ly/BanBusSignupFacebook Event page: http://on.fb.me/g2mT8N Details: 10AM-10:30: Buses, vans, and carpools arrive from across the state10:30-11 AM: Music, people gather on the Capitol West Lawn 11AM-12:30: Rally w/speakers […]
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ShaleTest launches
From the ShaleTest website: ShaleTest.org: Is a Non-Profit Organization providing environmental testing services, public speaking engagements and educational materials to private individuals and groups whose lives are affected by natural gas development. Purpose: To provide environmental testing of private individuals drinking water, air and soil, for those affected or potentially affected by natural gas development whose personal […]
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Activist testimony at PA Senate Hearing: “Here I was, trying desperately to get my government to put some controls on the natural gas industry invasion, and my government was admitting it was in cahoots with that industry.”
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak here today. A month ago, I was an average American citizen begging my government to save my air, my drinking water, and my community from the environmental devastation wrought by the natural gas industry across the country. I wrote dozens of letters to my legislators (receiving […]
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Three years in prison for … unfurling a banner? Let’s keep Ted Glick out of jail.
From: Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkSubject: Prison time for activist over green jobs banner? We’re not kiddingDate: Wed, 19 May 2010 16:00:26 -0400 Dear Friends, Despite the Gulf disaster, no one from BP has been arrested and sent to jail. Despite safety violations at coal mines, no one from Massey Energy has been handcuffed. But today I […]
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“Thank you, dear neighbors on Carter Road”
From the Susquehanna County Independent newspaper, April 21, in the weekly “News From Dimock” feature: “We residents of Dimock Township owe a great big “Thank You” to the neighbors who have been complaining loudly for months that Cabot’s faulty drilling practices have ruined their drinking water. Some of us did not take them seriously but […]