Rolling Stone writes to Gov. Cuomo about the idea of fracking in New York. As a citizen of New York I say, What he said. And, What she said. (She being the Delaware Riverkeeper, in this article linked in the RS post.) And what Josh Fox said in Gasland and says again in the embedded Vimeo clip.
Tagged: Cuomo sells out, fracking, new york
As I sit in an air conditioned house, either we use less energy or we are all fracked
Point taken, Tom.
I, for one, would sacrifice a little comfort for clean air and water.
Yeah. me too. But in the big picture this isn’t on the end user. This one is all on an industry and a government breaking a public trust in the name of profit. And the fact that this could go down in such a vital watershed is inconceivable to me.
Agreed – I’ve been tracking this closely and the NY Times has written some pretty good articles as well. It looks like gas companies have paid off the right EPA officials to keep a lid on it. If I remember correctly, there was a tab on the Gasland web site that allowed you to contact your congressmen.
This should be an issue at every TU meeting and town hall You shouldn’t be allowed to earn a living by poisoning your neighbor. It’s scary to think that in this day of 24/7 news that this type of activity goes unchecked.