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Category Archives: Fracking and Water
Stanley Fish on the Ban in Andes in the New York Times!
A year and a half ago, Stanley Fish, who is a part-time resident of Andes, wrote a beautiful column about how the community had come together to question the wisdom of fracking in our magical little town. (You can read … Continue reading
Please Comment! Urgent!
We have, now, less than thirty days to comment on the proposed draft fracking regulations from the DEC. Cuomo has pushed for this to move quickly, in spite of a woefully inadequate health review. This could allow fracking in New … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Agriculture, Amazing People, Andes, Bans, DEC Documentation, Fracking, Fracking and Health, Fracking and Real Estate, Fracking and the Environment, Fracking and Water, Legislation, NY, Our Neighbors, Property Rights, Recreation, Science, Tourism, Waterways
Tagged Cuomo, dec, fracking, fracking and health, fracking regulations, hydro-fracking, natural gas, new york, Sandra Steingraber, SGEIS
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REALNYS.com Asked to Blog
New Yorkers Against Fracking invited REALNYS as a blog page. AW members created a new blog page for Responsible Associated Landowners of New York State. Check it out: www.nyagainstfracking.org “New Yorkers Against Fracking … Continue reading
REAL NYS
Check out this great video by area filmmaker Jessica Vecchione about the birth of REAL NYS — The Responsible Associated Landowners of New York State. More info at REALNYS.COM.
Dateline Australia: Fracking in the Catskills and Pennsylvania
Are landscapes and water supplies being ruined by fracking? Dateline reports on the controversial way of tapping into gas reserves that’s splitting the US.
Scientists Warn Cuomo of Danger to Drinking Water
Dozens of scientists, including four from the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, warned Gov. Andrew Cuomo that it will be practically impossible for municipal drinking water systems to protect against chemicals used in natural gas hydraulic fracturing, also called hydrofracking. Their letter to the … Continue reading
Posted in Fracking and Health, Fracking and Water, NY, Press
Tagged Cornell, Cuomo, drinking water, fracking, National Academy of Sciences, water filtration
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Water Contamination in Pennsylvania
Darrell Smitsky of Hickory, PA and Bob Donnan of Hopewell Township, PA discuss issues with their drinking water after Marcellus Shale drilling began.
“It’s all gone.”
This young woman is thoughtful, articulate, and powerful as she describes the end of the area around her in Pennsylvania:
A Million Fracking Letters
___ Have you written your letter yet? The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Or click here to email…
Map of PA at Full Well Density — A Well Every Square Mile
Many of us have lived with traditional gas drilling in our countryside, which has been fairly unobtrusive. This gas rush is a totally different game. According to US Geological Survey Geologist Bill Kappell, at the initial full drilling density there … Continue reading
Posted in Fracking, Fracking and Real Estate, Fracking and Water, Our Neighbors
Tagged fracking well pad, PA fracking map
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