March 21, 2013

Poll Confirms that NYers Don't Want Fracking

Quinnipiac University poll finds New York State voters oppose Fracking by a clear margin, 46 – 39 percent.

A Quinnipiac University poll released March 20, 2013 shows statewide opposition to fracking is growing. The new poll finds opponents outnumbering supporters

March 20, 2013

3rd NY Town Wins in Court Over Fracking Ban

Avon defeats a court challenge to its ban on natural gas drilling.
By The Associated Press, March 19, 2013

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A third upstate New York town has won a court challenge to its ban on natural gas …

March 12, 2013

NY State Can Rid Itself of Fossil Fuel in the Near Future

Cornell Press Release.

New York’s fossil fuel: Gone with the wind … water and sun

By Blaine Friedlander
You’ll really love New York. Converting all of the state’s energy sources from natural gas, coal and fossil fuel to wind, water …

March 9, 2013

Elected Officials to Protect NY Speak Out on Fracking

This document makes a very important point, which is that any moratorium period should be devoted not only to studying health impacts, but also the economic impact issues.

Statement from Elected Officials to Protect NY on NYS Assembly Fracking Moratorium

February 15, 2013

Fracking: NY Reprieve for Health?

Click Here to Hear the Interview
By Alison Rose Levy, Connect the Dots, Feb. 13, 2013

Alison Rose Levy speaks with two guests: Dr. Larysa Dyrszka, MD of Concerned Health Professionals of New York, a group that calls for a …

February 13, 2013

NY Health 'Review' is Incomplete, Causing a Pause in NY Approval of Fracking

NYS Fracking Deadline Expected to be Missed – Health Review Needs “Additional Time”
By Jon Campbell, Politics on the Hudson, Feb. 12, 2013

The state’s top health regulator on Tuesday signaled he would need more time to complete his review …

February 13, 2013

NYS DEC Continues to Shut the Public Out of Fracking Review

Refuses to Release Scientific Reports that Proposed HVHF Regulations are Premised Upon

As the DEC  and Governor Cuomo contemplate their next step in the ongoing sham of a fracking review process, the DEC continues to refuse to release the scientific …

January 28, 2013

Call NY Gov. Cuomo and Tell Him to Ban Fracking Now

From our coalition, New Yorkers Against Fracking: CALL-IN WEEK to Governor Cuomo.
Damascus Citizens is a working member of New Yorkers Against Fracking.
CLICK HERE to download the poster below as a pdf.
CLICK HERE to download an alternate poster …

January 28, 2013

Sandra Steingraber: Next 12 Steps to Stop Fracking in New York

What You Can Do
By Sandra Steingraber, EcoWatch, Jan. 27, 2013

You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result.    — Mahatma Gandhi
1. I am writing you from

January 16, 2013

Feb. 13 may Signal Hydrofracking Fate in NYS

Environmental review precedes DEC’s ‘findings’
By Jon Campbell, Poughkeepsie Journal.com, Jan. 14, 2013

New York regulators may have to signal a decision on hydraulic fracturing by Feb. 13 if they hope to meet an end-of-the-month deadline for completing a set …

January 9, 2013

Fracking Ban Rally Outside NY State of State Address

Over 1,500 New Yorkers from every corner of the state descended on Albany Wednesday to rally against fracking.
By WKTV News, Jan. 9, 2013

Over 1,500 New Yorkers from every corner of the state descended on Albany Wednesday to rally …

January 9, 2013

NYS Assembly Chairs Ask DEC to Suspend Fracking Comment Period

NOTE FROM DCS:  We must still get comments in before the current deadline ends Friday, January 11, at 5 PM because it’s unlikely that the comment period will be extended, but we’re glad the Assembly is making this excellent effort.   …

Show Buttons
Hide Buttons