May 22, 2013
damascus citizens for sustainability
clean water, air & land are basic human rights
The excellent letter below was written by our Coalition partners United For Action.
If you … Continue reading
Damascus Citizens has sent a letter to Energy Secretary Steven Chu about the President’s comments on shale gas in his State of the Union address to tell him he is wrong to encourage fracking as our energy future. This is a live-in experiment going horribly wrong.
by Barbara Arrindell,
Use these brochures (PDF format) to connect to your local organizations. If you need editable docs please contact Mike Bernhard.
New York State:
* Denying the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, DEC … Continue reading
On Thursday, January 26th, more than 40 sportsmen’s groups representing 100,000-plus hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts sent a letter to Corbett asking that he not allow any more state forest land to be leased for oil and gas development.
View PDF of letter here.… Continue reading
Daily, as the public becomes truly informed about hydro-fracking for gas, they are decidely not trusting words calling it safe. In New York, there are over 70 non-profit groups fighting fracking, undertaking Herculean … Continue reading
My comments focus on migration of fluids and gases through natural faults and fractures in the … Continue reading
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations cited in this technical support document (TSD) contain legally-binding requirements. In several chapters this TSD offers illustrative examples for complying with the minimum requirements indicated by the regulations. This is done to provide information that may be helpful … Continue reading
The U.S. Energy Department cut its estimate for natural gas reserves in the Marcellus shale formation by 66 percent, citing improved data on drilling and production.
About 141 trillion cubic feet of gas can be recovered from the Marcellus … Continue reading
