August 22, 2012

PA Act 13 Injunction Granted

PA Act 13 municipal zoning and setback waivers for gas and oil well placement are null, void and unenforceable until the PA Supreme Court’s decision on the Commonwealth’s appeal of the July 26 decision. Municipalities do not have to make
August 22, 2012

Protect Our Water Before It's Too Late

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In an effort to reach the general public concerning drilling and fracking and its imminent threat to New York State and the Delaware River Watershed, Delaware Riverkeeper Network has commissioned a television ad that you can see …

August 22, 2012

National Environmental Groups, Representing Millions, Tell Gov. Cuomo: Don’t Threaten Water and Land with Fracking

Nearly 100 state groups and opinion leaders had called Gov. Cuomo’s plan to allow fracking in five upstate counties “inconsistent” with his pledge to protect public health and the environment.

Amid reports that a decision on fracking in New York …

August 22, 2012

Is the Natural Gas Industry Buying Academics?

There’s a clear and present danger of industry and university being way too cozy.
By Tim McDonnell, Mother Jones, July 30, 2012

Last week the University of Texas provost announced [1] he would reexamine a report by a UT professor …

August 2, 2012

Press Release – Public Demands Hearings on Radon from Marcellus Shale Gas Coming into NYC Homes and Businesses

Press Release – for immediate release                                                    July 30, 2012

Radon New York City: 16 Block Associations, more Legislators, Manhattan BP, Businesses and NYC Residents Join the Concern over Radon for Dinner!

 …Asking Speaker Quinn  Again for Hearings on Radon in

July 31, 2012

NYC Council Senator Tony Avella Conducts Fracking Forum

Public Hearing on Fracking Explores the biggest environmental threat that the State has ever seen.

Public Hearing about Fracking at NYC Council held July 18, 2012
Conducted by Senator Tony Avella

This event lasted 5 hours.  It is recorded in …

July 31, 2012

2nd Letter to NYC Council Re: Joint Hearings on Radon in Natural Gas from the Marcellus Shale

We received no response to our first letter. This second letter reiterates the potential for exposing NYC households to dangerous levels of radioactive radon and includes many additional signatories.

Click HERE to read the full letter, including related Block Association …

July 27, 2012

Study Examines Ownership, Control of Land with Marcellus Shale Gas

The study was done by Penn State’s Center For Economic and Community Development
July 18, 2012

Note:  A similar study, with similar results, was done earlier by DCS for Damascus Township, PA.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ownership of the …

July 27, 2012

Nationwide Insurance to Exclude Fracking Risks

By MARY ESCH, Associated Press, July 13, 2012
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has become the first major insurance company to say it won’t cover damage related to a gas drilling process that blasts chemical-laden water deep …

July 27, 2012

Court Throws Out PA Statewide Zoning for Marcellus Shale Drilling

State cannot require local municipalities to allow gas drilling in areas that would conflict with their zoning rules
By Laura Olson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 26, 2012

HARRISBURG — A Commonwealth Court panel this morning threw out Pennsylvania’s attempt to establish

July 21, 2012

Link Between Low Birth Weight and Fracking

New research suggests the health of newborn babies is adversely affected in areas close to natural gas extraction sites that use fracking
By Kristen Meriwether, Epoch Times, July 19, 2012

NEW YORK—New research suggests the health of newborn babies is …

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