June 19, 2013

Thousands Rally in Albany Against Fracking and For Renewables

More than 3,000 concerned citizens descend on Albany June 17 and tell Cuomo to Get on Board with Renewables and Ban Fracking
By Jon Campbell, Democrat and Chronicle.com, June 17, 2013


A few thousand opponents of hydraulic fracturing for natural …

June 18, 2013

Methane Baseline Completed in Town of Delaware, NY

For more information on methane baselines click here

Methane Baseline Testing Completed in Town of Delaware, NY
Callicoon-Gasland Part 2 Announces Donation to Testing Initiative

Town of Delaware, NY – Jun 18, 1013 — Methane baseline testing was conducted in

June 16, 2013

NYS Radon in Natural Gas Health Protection Bills Need Action

NY Region:           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                               June 16, 2013

New York State Radon in Natural Gas Health Protection Bills Need Action

The NY State Legislative  session ends this Thursday June 20, 2013.  Two bills intended to protect human health from radon

June 13, 2013

Fracking Poses Health Risks to Pregnant Women and Children

PRESS ADVISORY

Contact: Ansje Miller, 510-379-8449 (cell); Ellen Webb, 718-309-5219 (cell)

New Report: Fracking Poses Health Risks to Pregnant Women and Children

Air and Water Pollution from Secret Use of Toxic Chemicals Poses Serious Health Risks to Most Vulnerable

June 13, 2013

A Conversation with Josh Fox

Josh Fox discusses his new documentary, Gasland 2
By Chris Potter, Pittsburgh City Paper, June 12, 2013

Josh FoxJosh Fox’s 2010 debut film, Gasland, is best known for the image of homeowners setting their own tapwater on fire. And with

June 11, 2013

The Dust Bowl and the Spectra Pipeline

Support VOICETheater’s play on the Dust Bowl and our fight against the Spectra Pipeline (they are related!)

The play Birds on a Wire is the untold story of a Jewish family in 1930s Texas holding onto their lives as they …

June 10, 2013

Drillers Silence Fracking Claims With Sealed Settlements

Because agreements [with frackers] are almost always shrouded by non-disclosure pacts…no one can say for sure how many there are
By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Mark Drajem, Bloomberg.com, June 6, 2013

The companies insisted hydraulic fracturing — the technique they …

June 6, 2013

Quebec Moves To Impose Regional Moratorium On Shale Gas

And Prepares To Publish A Draft Regulation To Protect Drinking Water Sources
By Miriam Desmarais and Jean Piette, mondaq, June 3, 2013

Note: “Tabling” in Canada means bringing it formally for discussion and consideration

On May 15, 2013, Quebec’s Minister …

June 5, 2013

The Gas Industry's Hot Air

Our opinion: The gas industry’s belated acknowledgement of problems in PA only underscores how long it tried to persuade the public otherwise
By TU Editorial Board, timesunion.com, June 4, 2013

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The spin from the …

June 4, 2013

"FrackNation" Part 2 – Koch Industries

Who bankrolled “FrackNation”?
By Steve Horn, desmogblog.com, May 4, 2013

Part one of the DeSmogBlog investigation of “FrackNation” – a film made in response to “Gasland 2” – honed in on the past track records and funding streams of co-directors

June 4, 2013

"FrackNation" Deploys Tobacco Playbook in Response to "Gasland 2"

Exposed: How Big Oil has deployed the Tobacco Playbook once again
By Steve Horn, desmogblog.com, May 3, 2013

Big Oil has deployed the “Tobacco Playbook” once again, this time in response to the release of “Gasland 2

June 3, 2013

Make a Call to Your PA Senator to Support a Fracking Moratorium

The call-in day is set for June 5th to PA State Senators to stress support of a moratorium on gas and oil drilling using hydraulic fracturing. Did you know that recent polls show that 59% of Pennsylvanians view fracking as …

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