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'Tis the season to write comments on DEC fracking regulations. We are getting frightfully fully close to the end of the 30 day comment period after all. So why not spice up our holidays a little with some good ol' comment writing with loved ones!? In...

READ ENTIRE POST for access to all resources! Here are two places where you can take action and comment: 1) A general comment guide is HERE. 2)  Want to do more?  Submit 30 Comments in 30 Days HERE. To download a...

Frack Free Genesee (FFG) was formed when my son Jamie and I attended a fracking forum in Dundee, NY. The first of the two presenters at this forum described the damage fracking had done in his area of Northern Pennsylvania. He showed stark photos of...

There’s an incongruity in official New York City policy: The position that fracking is too dangerous for “our” watershed, but a necessary evil elsewhere––because New York’s economy “needs” gas* to grow, “needs” gas to clean up our dirty boilers–is part and parcel of PlaNYC, (the...

A press conference and rally at the regional state Dept. of Health office in Buffalo took place on Thursday October 18th, during which local health professionals and advocates called on Governor Cuomo...

Every religion I have studied has respect for creation as a fundamental teaching. The Jewish faith, Islam, Buddhist, Hindu, Jainism – to name a few – all teach the importance of protecting creation. Native Americans...

Anti-fracking activists in the Southern Tier, like myself, have to persist in the face of deep divisions within our community and hostility from elected officials. A journalist recently asked how we in Vestal are dealing with news of delays from the Cuomo administration.  I replied that...

A Position Paper for New Yorkers Against Fracking As Governor, Andrew Cuomo will continue to be an environmental champion by . . . making sure health and environmental risks are comprehensively studied before natural...