A Quinnipiac University poll released March 20, 2013 shows statewide opposition to fracking is growing. The new poll finds opponents outnumbering supporters of fracking in the survey by 46-39 percent — a … Continue reading
Poll Confirms that NYers Don’t Want Fracking
March 21, 2013
Quinnipiac University poll finds New York State voters oppose Fracking by a clear margin, 46 – 39 percent.
Colorado Docs Chafe at Secrecy Oath Needed for Access to Chemical List
March 20, 2013
Doctors challenge confidentiality pledge.
By Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, March 20, 2013
By Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, March 20, 2013
This is identical to the medical gag order in Pennsylvania’s Act 13 which is currently being challenged.
Colorado doctors are challenging a confidentiality pledge they must sign to get information on chemicals used by the oil and … 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
NY State Can Rid Itself of Fossil Fuel in the Near Future
March 12, 2013
Cornell Press Release.
New York’s fossil fuel: Gone with the wind … water and sun
By Blaine Friedlander
You’ll really love New York. Converting all of the state’s energy sources from natural gas, coal and fossil fuel to wind, water and sunlight by 2030 will stabilize electricity prices, reduce power … Continue reading
Fracking: Colorado’s Dystopian Nightmare
March 12, 2013
An in depth look at the dangers and destruction that arise from every aspect of horizontal fracking.
By Phillip Doe, Free Range Longmont, March 9, 2013
By Phillip Doe, Free Range Longmont, March 9, 2013
Editor’s Note: Phillip Doe leaves no stone unturned in describing the dangers and destruction that arise from every aspect of horizontal fracking. It’s a … Continue reading
Elected Officials to Protect NY Speak Out on Fracking
March 9, 2013
This document makes a very important point, which is that any moratorium period should be devoted not only to studying health impacts, but also the economic impact issues.
Statement from Elected Officials to Protect NY on NYS Assembly Fracking Moratorium vote, FYI:
Following on news that the New York State … Continue reading
Say NO to PA House Bill 683
March 9, 2013
Sign the Petition Against PA HB683
This bill would make it a felony to photograph fracking industry operations. Steve Todd has started a petition to the PA House against the bill. Please consider signing it:
http://signon.org/sign/no-on-hb683?source=c.url&r_by=141298
PA House Bill 683 (HB683: Haluska, Metzgar, Barrar, M. K. Keller, Hess, Moul, Fleck, … Continue reading
3 Things YOU Can Do NOW to Protect the Delaware River Basin
February 28, 2013
The Delaware River provides clean water to over 17 million people. This sustainable resource in now threatened by the push for hydraulic fracturing and related infrastructure (pipelines, etc.). The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) regulates the Basin. We need to push back to protect this invaluable resource from being destroyed … Continue reading
Fracking and the Revolving Door in PA
February 25, 2013
Natural gas industry ties among PA’s regulators and public officials
By Public Accountability Initiative, Feb. 20, 2013
By Public Accountability Initiative, Feb. 20, 2013
The oil and gas industry frequently argues that fracking means jobs. This appears to be especially true for former regulators and other public officials in Pennsylvania.
(Click here to read the full report … Continue reading
Fracking: NY Reprieve for Health?
February 15, 2013
Click Here to Hear the Interview
By Alison Rose Levy, Connect the Dots, Feb. 13, 2013
By Alison Rose Levy, Connect the Dots, Feb. 13, 2013
Alison Rose Levy speaks with two guests: Dr. Larysa Dyrszka, MD of Concerned Health Professionals of New York, a group that calls for a comprehensive and transparent assessment of the health impacts of fracking … Continue reading
