Fracking in New York State
Wall Street Journal: Environmental Groups Rally for NY Ban on Fracking
Published date:
01/23/2012 (All day)
Publication:
The Wall Street Journal Health and environmental groups rallied at the Capitol on Monday to call for a legislative ban on hydraulic fracturing of natural gas wells, saying no amount of regulation can adequately safeguard water supplies from contamination. read more »
New York Senate Democrats & Advocates Mark End of Fracking Comment Period, Call for Statewide Ban
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01/11/2012 (All day) Senators Tony Avella, Liz Krueger, Tom Duane, Andrea Stewart Cousins, Dan Squadron, and other members of the Senate Democratic Conference joined a group of organizations to call for a legislative ban on hydrofracking as the public comment period for fracking rules in New York comes to a close. read more »
Celebrities, Elected Officials Bring Disaster Relief to PA Fracking Victims; Call on EPA and Inspector General to Take Action
Published date:
12/06/2011 (All day)
Publication:
Frack Action For immediate release
December 6, 2011
Celebrities, Elected Officials Bring Disaster Relief to PA Fracking Victims;
Call on EPA and Inspector General to Take Action
Mark Ruffalo, Josh Fox, Senators, City Council Members to Announce NYC
Water Delivery to Affected PA Residents
City Hall, New York City—
A bipartisan group of elected officials from across New York State joined actor Mark
Ruffalo, “Gasland” Director Josh Fox, and Pennsylvania fracking victims to announce
the delivery of emergency water aid to families suffering from fracking-related water read more »
Al Jazeera Video: New York Debates Merits of Fracking
Published date:
12/05/2011 (All day)
Publication:
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports from New York's Otsego County.
Sign the petition to NY Governor Andrew Cuomo telling him to ban fracking in NY state, click here. read more »
Water for Dimock: Help bring emergency aid to Pennsylvania fracking victims
Published date:
11/30/2011 (All day)
Publication:
Water Defense PA Dept of Environmental Protection to allow Cabot Oil and Gas to halt delivery of clean water to families, leaving them with toxic water... read more »
Moratorium Holds on Gas Drilling and Fracking As Delaware River Basin Commission Cancels Vote to Allow Drilling, Groups Rally to Push “Don’t Drill the Delaware”
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11/21/2011 (All day) When the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) cancelled its meeting set for Monday November 21 – about whether to open the Delaware River Watershed to gas drilling and fracking – a loud cheer was heard throughout the Delaware River Watershed... read more »
Video from Capital Tonight: Fracking Opponents Include Oil Industry Veteran
Published date:
11/07/2011 (All day)
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Capital Tonight James Northrup, who has spent 30 years in the oil and gas industry, spoke out on fracking on TV's Capital Tonight... read more »
Homeowners and Gas Drilling Leases: Boon or Bust?
Published date:
10/30/2011 (All day)
Publication:
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION | Journal Residential fracking carries heavy industrial risks, and the ripple effects could be tremendous. Homeowners can be confronted with uninsurable property damage... read more »
'Fractivists' March from Occupy Albany to City Hall to Protest Mayoral Veto of Frack Ban
Published date:
10/28/2011 (All day)
Publication:
Frack Action Press Advisory for October 28, 2011 Contact: Ana Tinsly, Frack Action, 646-331-4765... read more »
Statement from Frack Action Executive Director, Claire Sandberg, on Albany Mayor Jennings Veto of Fracking Ban
Published date:
10/28/2011 (All day)
Publication:
Frack Action Mayor Jennings’ cowardly decision to veto Albany’s ban on hydraulic fracturing... read more »