By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, May 8, 2013
There was a time not so long ago when the most contentious issue in Dryden, New York, was hiring a new dog catcher. Situated in New York’s Finger Lakes region, … Continue reading
This Town Took On Fracking and Won
May 9, 2013
Tiny Dryden, New York, just won the right to send frackers packing.
By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, May 8, 2013
By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, May 8, 2013
Court Rejects Exxon Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit
May 9, 2013
Court rejects Exxon bid to dismiss citizen enforcement suit.
Environment Texas, May 3, 2013
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 by Sierra Club and Environment Texas. The lawsuit alleges thousands … Continue reading
Appeals Court Says NY Towns Can Ban Fracking
May 2, 2013
Court rules unanimously in favor of towns of Dryden and Middlefield
By Jon Campbell, Politics on the Hudson, May 2, 2013
By Jon Campbell, Politics on the Hudson, May 2, 2013
A mid-level appeals court on Thursday said local governments in New York can ban hydraulic fracturing and shale-gas drilling within their borders, delivering a major blow to the natural-gas … Continue reading
Renewable New York by 2030
May 2, 2013
Study shows how NY state can rid itself of fossil fuel in the near future
Renewable New York by 2030: Local Energy Today and Tomorrow!
Where: Mt. Kisco Public Library, 100 E. Main St., Mt. Kisco, NY
When: Monday, May 13, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM… Continue reading
Letter from Chemung County Jail
April 18, 2013
By SANDRA STEINGRABER, Part 1, April 18, 2013
When Henry David Thoreau spend a night in jail for civil disobedience–defining the term in the process–he was served chocolate and brown bread for breakfast. The tray that was slid under my bars at 5:00 am. this morning contained nothing as … Continue reading
Earth Day Protest in PA
April 17, 2013
For Immediate Release – April 16, 2013
Contact:
Jay Sweeney, Green Party of Pennsylvania, 570-587-3603
Melissa Troutman, Mountain Watershed Association, 724-455-4200
MEDIA ADVISORY:
Earth Day Protest at PA Regional DEP Offices
Monday, April 22, 2013 in
Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, Meadville, Norristown, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg
On April 22, a state-wide Earth … Continue reading
On the Resignation of PA DEP Secretary Krancer
April 2, 2013
Secretary Michael Krancer is leaving the PA DEP to chair the Energy, Petrochemical and Natural Resources Practice of the law firm Blank Rome, in another example of the revolving door between the gas industry and regulators.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 22, 2013
STATEMENT OF JOHN HANGER
ON RESIGNATION OF … Continue reading
Manhattan Natural Gas Pipeline Emissions Press Release
March 27, 2013
PRESS RELEASE: for immediate release 3/25/13
Media: New Study Exposes How Natural Gas Isn’t the Clean Fossil Fuel It’s Hyped up to Be
Actual Methane Emissions Measured in Manhattan Showing No Advantage to Natural Gas: Two Reports
Report on a Preliminary Investigation of Ground-Level ambient Methane Levels
in … Continue reading
How to Terminate a Gas Lease
March 22, 2013
This VIDEO is from the Fleased Forum on Gas Lease Termination, held in Norwich, NY on March 14, 2013. It is rather long, but very informative. The presentation by attorney Joe Heath on Gas Lease Termination starts at the 34:34 mark. The first 20 minutes or so of … Continue reading
3rd NY Town Wins in Court Over Fracking Ban
March 20, 2013
Avon defeats a court challenge to its ban on natural gas drilling.
By The Associated Press, March 19, 2013
By The Associated Press, March 19, 2013
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A third upstate New York town has won a court challenge to its ban on natural gas drilling as two previous cases are about to be argued … Continue reading
