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.   …

January 7, 2013

More NYS DEC Comment Tools

HURRY!  Comments to NYS DEC are due by Friday, January 11, 2013.  Your comments are vital to the future of NYS and the Delaware River Basin!

CLICK HERE to download sample comment letters.

CLICK HERE to go to Thirty Days …

December 13, 2012

Send Your Comments to DEC About Their Fracking Regulations!

30 Days of Fracking Regs Helps You Send Your Comments to NYS DEC

This is very important to the future of New York State and the Delaware River Basin. Click here to go to 30 Days of Fracking Regs and …

December 3, 2012

The Top Fracking Threats to Health NY Must Assess

A group of health professionals is working to make sure the state thoroughly investigates the impacts of fracking on public health.
By Alison Rose Levy, AlterNet, Nov. 30, 2012

The good news is that a public health department— New York …

November 28, 2012

Cuomo: State Will Extend Fracking Review

NYS DEP will apply for a new 90-day extension.
Capital Tonight, November 27, 2012

In Rochester earlier today to tour the Eastman Business Park, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state Department of Environmental Conservation will apply for a new 90-day …

November 15, 2012

More Delay Possible on Hydrofracking in NYS

Listen to North Country Public Radio
By Karen DeWitt, NCPR, Nov. 15, 2012

New York State is facing a Nov. 29 deadline to write rules for the controversial gas drilling method hydraulic fracturing.

If the Department of Environmental Conservation Department …

October 18, 2012

Louis W. Allstadt – From Supporter to Skeptic on NYS Fracking

DEC Not Up To The Job – Oil & Gas Industry Influences Regulators
By Peter Mantius, DC Bureau, October 1, 2012

Former Mobil Oil Corp. executive Louis W. Allstadt did not start out as an anti-fracking activist. He had to …

October 18, 2012

History of Oil and Gas Well Abandonment in NYS

History of Oil and Gas Well Abandonment in New York
Ronald E. Bishop, Ph.D., C.H.O.
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
SUNY College at Oneonta
Sustainable Otsego, January 8, 2012

Summary:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the success of …

October 1, 2012

Shift by Cuomo on Gas Drilling Prompts Both Anger and Praise

With New Delays, a Growing Sense that Gov. Cuomo Will Not Approve Gas Drilling
By Danny Hakim, The New York Times, Sept. 30, 2012

A few months after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomowas poised to approve hydraulic fracturing in several struggling …

October 1, 2012

New York May Restart Review of Gas-Drilling Rules

New York State appears to be further slowing its effort to produce rules governing fracking, shorthand for the suite of drilling methods used to extract natural gas from deep shale deposits.
By Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times, Sept.
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