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“Poisoned Places”: Tonawanda one of many proofs that regulation cannot protect us
Our neighbors in Tonawanda, on the Niagara River in western New York State just south of Buffalo, were being poisoned for decades by a company that, unlike the gas/oil industry, does not enjoy exemptions from clean water, clean air, toxic waste laws and other regulations set in place to protect our environment and health. For many years regulatory agencies […]
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The Frack Farm says, Be There: Statewide Ban rally, Monday, May 2
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Would a local or statewide ban result in “takings” proceedings and liability? No.
Banning Hydrofracking Is Not A “Taking” of Property By Mary Jo Long, Esq. As the public sentiment grows for a ban on High Volume Hydrofracking (HVHF), lawyers and others who speak for corporate profit-making opportunities in natural gas say that laws banning or limiting gas drilling is a “taking” of property. Even some who seem […]
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Why regulation cannot protect us
• No regulation can prevent the extraordinary squandering of fresh water, 5½ million gallons average per well, 100% of which becomes contaminated — permanently — and removed from the natural water cycle. This in an era of critically diminishing supplies of fresh water in the US and around the world. According to Prof. Tony Ingraffea, Cornell rock […]
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Only a statewide ban addresses all the issues
Text of the speech that received the most enthusiastic response from the rally crowd on January 25, 2010, in Albany, New York: GAS DRILLING AFFECTS THE ECONOMY Because the estimated potential gain of $22 billion from gas drilling in NYS over the next 20 years not only pales in comparison with the estimated gains during […]
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Libous sure knows what the DEC was up to
From the Desk of Senator Tom LibousApril 27, 2010 Dear ———-, DEC announced last week that permit applications in the Syracuse and New York City watersheds will be excluded from their environmental review process. All applications for horizontal drilling in these watersheds would need to be reviewed on a case by case basis. You can […]
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Many voices, one message: STATEWIDE BAN
Albany, NY, January 25, 2010 (see previous posts below): While approximately 500 people were inside the Convention Center (under The Egg), a group of demonstrators paused on the New York State Capitol Building’s steps — despite the rain and 40 mph gusts — demanding a “STATEWIDE BAN” on unconventional gas drilling.
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Many voices, one message
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And they just kept coming
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Atlantic Chapter Sierra Club resolution: NYS Legislature, ban unconventional gas drilling in New York State
On Saturday, October 17, 2009, the Executive Committee of the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club met in Syracuse and passed a resolution calling on the NYS legislature to enact a ban on unconventional gas drilling in NYS. To sign an online petition calling for a ban on natural gas drilling across NYS, go to: […]