May 23, 2013

PA Act 13 Injunction Granted

PA Act 13 municipal zoning and setback waivers for gas and oil well placement are null, void and unenforceable until the PA Supreme Court’s decision on the Commonwealth’s appeal of the July 26 decision. Municipalities do not have to make any changes while awaiting the Supreme Court decision.
By Delaware … Continue reading

Protect Our Water Before It’s Too Late

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In an effort to reach the general public concerning drilling and fracking and its imminent threat to New York State and the Delaware River Watershed, Delaware Riverkeeper Network has commissioned a television ad that you can see HERE. It will be shown in New York’s Shale … Continue reading

Tell Gov. Cuomo No Fracking

If you have a NY State address this is a good letter to sign.

Rumors are swirling that Governor Cuomo may announce he will open New York to fracking in just a matter of weeks. You and I know this may spell disaster for the state, but Gov. Cuomo is … Continue reading

National Environmental Groups, Representing Millions, Tell Gov. Cuomo: Don’t Threaten Water and Land with Fracking

Nearly 100 state groups and opinion leaders had called Gov. Cuomo’s plan to allow fracking in five upstate counties “inconsistent” with his pledge to protect public health and the environment.

Amid reports that a decision on fracking in New York is “imminent,” national environmental organizations—collectively representing millions of members across … Continue reading

Is the Natural Gas Industry Buying Academics?

There’s a clear and present danger of industry and university being way too cozy.
By Tim McDonnell, Mother Jones, July 30, 2012

Last week the University of Texas provost announced [1] he would reexamine a report by a UT professor that said fracking was safe for groundwater after the revelation … Continue reading