June 19, 2013
damascus citizens for sustainability
clean water, air & land are basic human rights
This Model Ordinance was written to assist towns and municipalities in crafting their local zoning ordinances with the correct legal language and information on Pennsylvania local law pertaining to the gas industry and gas and oil drilling. The Model … Continue reading
The fracking industry’s war on The New York Times – and the truth.
uperb investigative journalism by the New York Times has brought the paper under attack by the natural gas industry. That campaign of intimidation and obfuscation has been orchestrated by … Continue reading
As natural gas drilling has spread across the country, energy industry representatives have sat down at kitchen tables in states like Texas, Pennsylvania and New York to offer homeowners leases that give companies the right to drill on their land.
And over the past … Continue reading
Why the State of New York is completely ignoring the Hazen and Sawyer report on this issue is just another fracking mystery.The final NYC DEP report was released 12/23 stating that 6,000 gas wells in the city’s watershed would pose “catastrophic risks” and must be opposed.
City and … Continue reading
These comments on the proposed DEC regulations on Marcellus Shale Development pertain primarily to health and safety issues. Since the previous GEIS1, DEC has examined the regulatory experience in other states and responded to the concerns of New York City and … Continue reading
From the, “What-is-this-world-coming-to” Department…
The Fort Worth City Council will soon decide if allowing earthquakes inside the city limits is OK. I’ve lost track of the number of earthquakes that have occurred in the Barnett Shale since the beginning of the … Continue reading
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Date: November 16, 2011
Location: Dansville Middle School Auditorium
31 Clara Barton Street
Dansville, NY 14437
Date: November 17, 2011
Location: The Forum Theatre
236 Washington Street
Binghamton, NY 13901… Continue reading
In case both the SGEIS and the regs weren’t enough to cover in one meeting, they’re also including the SPDES general permit for stormwater runoff.
ENB – Statewide Notices 9/28/2011
Combined Notice of Public Hearings on the Revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) for … Continue reading
Governor Cuomo and NYSDEC require us to submit our comments via a postal service or through their online submission forms. They will not accept SGEIS comments from your personal email account or to the email address they have in the right hand column of their SGEIS webpage! You must go … Continue reading
Submit Your SGEIS / Regulations / NPEDES Comments
The hearings — “unofficial” and “official” — are over (over 6,000 people attended and as many spoke as time allowed — GOOD WORK!). So now is the time to send in many written comments — … Continue reading