Anti-fracking protest at State Capitol draws hundreds
Actress Debra Winger and Gasland filmmaker Josh Fox were among hundreds of anti fracking protesters who descended upon the State Capitol Monday, in one of the largest demonstrations against the natural...
View ArticleThe future of hydrofracking unclear in New York state
Earth Day came and went in New York without too much discussion of what many environmentalists believe to be the biggest issue facing the state- when and where the gas drilling process known as...
View ArticleAnti-fracking claims the upper PR hand
Anti-fracking groups presented Governor Andrew Cuomo with 200,000 signatures asking for a ban on the gas drilling process in New York, and a state senator predicts the opposition will have an effect...
View ArticleAlec Baldwin pays a visit to Syracuse
Syracuse got a taste of star power this past weekend as television and film star Alec Baldwin stopped by the Landmark Theater.Baldwin was there to host a showing of the film “Gasland,” an award-winning...
View ArticleCan two Ithaca lawyers keep fracking out of New York state?
The fate of hydraulic fracturing in New York is still being determined by state regulators.But that doesn’t mean municipalities aren’t taking action.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCuomo on possible hydrofracking plan
In a New York Times article published Wednesday, a plan for the first stage of hydrofracking in New York state was laid out by members of the Cuomo administration. But in a radio interview Thursday,...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo offers some support for limited fracking
Governor Andrew Cuomo offered some support to a plan to permit hydrofracking in New York in communities that welcome the gas drilling process.Numerous sources and published reports have said that the...
View ArticleRepublican Senate candidate on the issues
The Republican candidate for US Senate, Wendy Long, is describing herself as pro-hydrofracking, for entitlement reform and focused on beating her opponent. Long spoke with reporters in Albany Monday...
View ArticleCuomo opens state fair; faces anti-fracking protestors
As Governor Andrew Cuomo opened the New York State Fair in Syracuse today, every step he took on the fairgrounds was dogged by protesters opposed to hydrofracking.As Cuomo walked through the...
View ArticleGroups for and against fracking wait for governor's decision
Groups for and against hydrofracking are gearing up for an announcement by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s environmental officials on whether the natural gas drilling process will be permitted in New York on...
View ArticleAnti-fracking protestors go wherever Cuomo goes
Whenever Governor Andrew Cuomo goes out in public these days, he seems to have a shadow. Hydrofracking foes want to keep the pressure on the governor as a decision about the controversial drilling...
View ArticleAs New York's fracking decision nears, legal battles loom
New York State is poised to issue its final plans for regulating hydrofracking. But even with a decision imminent, there’s no guarantee this controversy will die down.Instead, the fight will likely...
View ArticleControversy still simmers over SUNY Buffalo Shale Institute
Shortly after opening its doors at this spring, the Shale Resources and Society Institute (SRSI) ignited a controversy that persists several months later.The newly-founded SUNY Buffalo institute issued...
View ArticlePoll shows increased support for fracking
The natural gas industry sees hopeful signs in a new poll that finds more New Yorkers now support hydrofracking. A Quinnipiac University survey also finds upstate New Yorkers, some who live where the...
View ArticleCuomo's environmental agency to study fracking's health impact
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s environmental commissioner is rejecting calls by environmentalists for an independent health impact study on hydrofracking. But Environmental Commissioner Joe Martens, says the...
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