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Anti-frackers deliver petitions; Pro-frackers meet with lawmakers
Gannett’s Politics on the Hudson 5/2/12 Jon Campbell http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2012/05/02/pro-frackers-deliver-petitions-anti-frackers-meet-behind-the-scenes/ Unsurprisingly, the divide among the two sides of the hydrofracking debate is evident even in their public relations strategies. Both supporters and opponents of hydraulic
Read More »In fracking fight, protests may be having an impact
Press & Sun Bulletin 5/2/12 Jon Campbell http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20120502/NEWS01/205020378/In-fracking-fight-protests-may-having-an-impact?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE It was a familiar sight early Wednesday afternoon outside the Senate chamber. In front of the bright lights of television cameras and a handful of microphones
Read More »Fracking forces, pro and con, stalk the Capitol
Times Union’s Capitol Confidential 5/2/12 Casey Seiler http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/129326/fracking-forces-pro-and-con-stalk-the-capitol/ As the Department of Environmental Conservation continues to absorb more than 60,000 comments submitted for the latest iteration of the draft environmental impact statement on the
Read More »Author Donates Heinz Award to Launch New Yorkers Against Fracking
Acclaimed author Sandra Steingraber is providing the seed money for a new coalition formed to stop shale gas drilling in New York state
Read More »Prize to fuel anti-fracking fight
An Ithaca biologist who recently won a $100,000 national environmental prize is donating most of it to help fuel a gathering of opponents of natural gas hydraulic fracturing
Read More »New anti-fracking coalition funded by award money
As scooped by TU environmental reporter Brian Nearing inMonday’s paper, biologist, author and activist Sanrda Steingraber will use a significant portion of the $100,000 she received from a Heinz Award to fund the creation
Read More »Anti-Hydrofracking Groups Join Forces To Push For Ban
A coalition of 50 groups against hydraulic fracturing for natural gas have joined forces to push for a statewide ban on the controversial technique.
Read More »N.Y. budget won’t fund fracking health study
Ithaca Journal 3/26/12 Jon Campbell http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20120326/NEWS01/203260355/N-Y-budget-won-t-fund-fracking-health-study?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CLocal%20News A pair of measures championed by environmental and conservation groups will be left out of a final state budget agreement, lawmakers said Monday. Funding for a health-specific study
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