By Tom Wilber, Shale Gas Review, May 15, 2013
A Houston company’s pioneering venture into the Marcellus Shale in upstate New York has produced a leaky gas well that the … Continue reading
Leaking Test Well in Upstate NY
May 18, 2013
Efforts to test Marcellus in upstate NY produces leaky well Carrizo crews on site to fix casing problem in Owego
By Tom Wilber, Shale Gas Review, May 15, 2013
By Tom Wilber, Shale Gas Review, May 15, 2013
2013 Hydro-Fracking Day of Action
May 17, 2013
Come to Albany on May 22 for a Fracking Lobby Day!
New York State needs action on Fracking! In response to overwhelming public pressure, legislation was introduced in both the Assembly and Senate to enact a two-year moratorium on fracking until a comprehensive health impact assessment can be completed. The … Continue reading
Write Gov. Cuomo
May 13, 2013
Send YOUR! Letter New York
Your snail mail letters have paid off! The latest news from New York – according to the New York Times, “After four years of study by the state, the Cuomo administration now says its decision on whether to allow high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New … 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
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
NY Energy Policy Is Hitting Some Bumps
May 9, 2013
Steps to revamp New York’s energy policy come under criticism.
By Jon Lentz, City and State, May 8, 2013
By Jon Lentz, City and State, May 8, 2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has taken a number of steps to revamp New York’s energy policy since taking office, but critics still have found plenty to criticize in the direction the state … Continue reading
Transportation of Fracking Waste Could Endanger NYC Water Supply
May 9, 2013
The maps included here are from an XTO permit application of August 2012, and give a quick view of what goes/comes from where.
Write Governor Cuomo!
Looks like there will be quite a bit of traffic around and right next to the Cannonsville Reservoir, the westernmost NYC watershed reservoir. … 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
Carlucci urges fracking study after PA visit
April 29, 2013
Westchestesr/Rockland Newsday reports on a trip NY State Senator David Carlucci took to view hydrofracking sites in PA, a trip that has increased his determination to push a bill he has introduced to delay any permits on hydrofracking until three studies on health and environmental impacts have been completed.
NY … Continue reading
Fracked-up roads: Texas, NY
April 28, 2013
The Texas Tribune reported yesterday on legislative attempts to address the damage done to Texas roads by drilling:
“The Texas Department of Transportation has estimated that maintaining infrastructure impacted by the drilling boom will cost $4 billion a year. Advocates are urging lawmakers to tap the state’s Rainy Day Fund
NYPIRG Urges Cuomo to Reject dSGEIS Due to Conflicts of Interest
April 24, 2013
The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) has sent a letter to New York State Governor Cuomo urging him to reject the Revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) due to a conflict of interest on the part of the consultants who worked on the socio-economic impact section. … Continue reading
