October 18, 2012
Published by Damascus Citizens at October 18, 2012
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History of Oil and Gas Well Abandonment in NYS

History of Oil and Gas Well Abandonment in New York
Ronald E. Bishop, Ph.D., C.H.O.
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
SUNY College at Oneonta
Sustainable Otsego, January 8, 2012

Summary:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the success of …

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October 1, 2012
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Shift by Cuomo on Gas Drilling Prompts Both Anger and Praise

With New Delays, a Growing Sense that Gov. Cuomo Will Not Approve Gas Drilling
By Danny Hakim, The New York Times, Sept. 30, 2012

A few months after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomowas poised to approve hydraulic fracturing in several struggling …

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October 1, 2012
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New York May Restart Review of Gas-Drilling Rules

New York State appears to be further slowing its effort to produce rules governing fracking, shorthand for the suite of drilling methods used to extract natural gas from deep shale deposits.
By Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times, Sept.
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September 24, 2012
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New York State Plans Health Review as It Weighs Gas Drilling

The Cuomo administration now says its decision on whether to allow high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York will have to wait until it conducts a review of the potential public health effects of the controversial natural gas drilling process.
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September 21, 2012
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Can Fracking Ever Be Done Safely?

Assurances that fracking can be done safely through regulation should be seen as mass sedatives, not real protection.
By Alison Rose Levy, AlterNet, Sept. 19, 2012

Governor Andrew Cuomo appears to have hit the pause button on once-imminent plans to

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September 21, 2012
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EWG Sues Cuomo Administration

Cuomo Administration Failure to Disclose Drilling Documents Prompts EWG Lawsuit

The dismissal of information from all but industry was the subject of the public hearing Tony Avella organized at NYC Council in July — its YouTube is on the DCS …

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September 18, 2012
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NY Officials Urge Gov. Cuomo to Continue Fracking Moratorium

Elected Officials to Protect NY Petition the Governor

On August 4th, more than 280 local elected officials from 34 counties across New York State called on Governor Cuomo to continue the fracking moratorium and to do additional study before a …

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September 18, 2012
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New York's Fractivists Keep the Heat on Cuomo

Fracktivists have turned increasingly to direct action and civil disobedience to make sure Cuomo and leaders in other states feel the heat
by Nicholas Kusnetz, The Nation, Sept. 12, 2012

On a hot and breezy August morning, more than 1,000 …

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September 13, 2012
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Top Cuomo Aide’s Oil and Gas Holdings Raise Questions of Impartiality

Top Cuomo advisor may be in a position to benefit personally from the outcome of the Governor’s decision on fracking.
By Dusty Horwitt, and Thomas Cluderay, Environmental Working Group, Sept. 2012

As New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo nears a decision …

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August 27, 2012
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Will Public Outcry Against Fracking Sink Governor Cuomo's Political Ambitions?

On August 27 a mass march and rally will take to the streets in New York, which is a week before Governor Cuomo is expected to release his plans for fracking in the state.
By Alison Rose Levy, AlterNet, August
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August 22, 2012
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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 …

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July 18, 2012
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New York State Fails to Inspect Most Oil & Gas Wells or Penalize Violators

Major gaps exist in current oil and gas enforcement; a shale gas rush could endanger public health and the environment

Willow, New York, July 17 – Today Earthworks’ Oil & Gas Accountability Project (OGAP) released a new report, NYS DEC: …

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