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August 19, 2018

Join Us 8/26 to Demand Fracking Ban in the DRB

Media Advisory

Contacts:
B. Arrindell, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, 845.252.6677
dcs@DamascusCitizens.org
Tracy Carluccio, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, 215.369.1188×104
tracy@delawareriverkeeper.org
Wes Gillingham, Catskill Mountainkeeper, 845.439.1230
info@catskillmountainkeeper.org

River Demonstrators to Demand Complete Fracking Ban
Residents to unfurl banner over Delaware River against fracking

August 18, 2018

President of Mexico Vows to Ban Fracking

Newly Elected President of Mexico, Lopez Obrador, Vows to Ban Fracking
By Steve Horn, DeSmog, August 1, 2018

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who won the election to become Mexico’s President on July 1, stated in a press conference that …

July 15, 2018

Propane Storage Facility Rejected by NY DEC

Crestwood’s Seneca Lake propane storage facility rejected by DEC
By Jon Campbell, PressConnects, July 12, 2018

It’s over! Crestwood has officially been denied a permit for expanded gas storage on Seneca Lake (see below)! This fight has dragged

May 15, 2014

Coal seam gas drilling suspended in Australia

Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald has broken a story about the suspension of coal seam gas drilling in New South Wales due to a failure of the company, Metgasco, to consult suffiently with the community. Protesters had been blockading the camp …

May 7, 2014

Shale boom financing 'unsustainable'

Asjylyn Loder at Bloomberg Businessweek has posted an article, “Junk Bonds Fuel the Shale Boom”, pointing out that the financial model underlying the boom is unsustainable.

The article notes, “S&P says that of the 97 energy exploration and production …

November 11, 2013

What other industry can get away with wasting 29% of product?

What other industry can get away with wasting 29% of product? To say nothing of the damage with respect to global warming.  That 29% of product that is flared is the oil and gas industry average in North Dakota, as …

November 11, 2013

'Caught up in their own hype'

By Betsey Piette
November 10, 2013
www.workers.org

Energy industry looks to government to save profits

For nearly a decade, the natural gas industry has drained valuable water resources, poisoned the land with dangerous chemicals, released radiation into water supplies and …

November 5, 2013

Could fracking boom peter out sooner than DOE expects?

People hold signs during a rally against hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or fracking, on Oct. 30, 2013, in Albany, N.Y.

Surging oil and gas production is nudging the nation closer to energy independence. But new research suggests the boom …

September 4, 2013

Gas Driller Freezes Plans in UK

Gas Driller Freezes Plans in Rural Britain After Fracking Protests
By REUTERS
Published: September 3, 2013 at 3:01 PM ET

LONDON — Oil exploration at a site in rural England that sparked anti-fracking protests two weeks ago will be put …

August 25, 2013

Fracking Boom Slouching Toward Bust

What’s an obscenity that starts with “f” and ends with “ck”?
By Richard Heinberg, Common Dreams, August 23, 2013

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. What’s an obscenity that starts with “f” and ends with “ck”?

Oh wait, sorry, …

May 9, 2013

Court Rejects Exxon Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit

Court rejects Exxon bid to dismiss citizen enforcement suit.
Environment Texas, May 3, 2013

A federal court has rejected, for the second time, an attempt by ExxonMobil Corporation and two subsidiaries to get rid of a lawsuit filed against them …

April 22, 2013

Letter from Chemung County Jail – Part II

By SANDRA STEINGRABER, Part 2, April 19, 2013

(Click here for Part 1)

Why I am in Jail on Earth Day

This morning–I have no idea what time this morning, as there are no
clocks in jail, and the florescent …

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