Tag: fracking
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New Jersey State Legislators Send Letter to NY Gov. Cuomo Urging Him to Ban Fracking
FOOD & WATER WATCH — Fifteen New Jersey state legislators sent a letter to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today urging him to ban the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing or fracking in his state for the sake of public health and environmental protection throughout …
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New Website Exposes NY Fracking Scandal
NY FRACKING SCANDAL — New Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) documents indicate that Larry Schwartz, Secretary to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and one of the governor’s closest advisors, has a conflict of interest due to his stock investments …
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Toxic Fracking Wastewater Dumped into Sewer, Why No Arrest?
BOB HAGAN — Do we have two different systems of justice—one for the wealthy businessperson and another for the common folk? Well it sure seems so, as the Ohio governor and business interests joined hands in the latest incident where at least 20,000 gallons of toxic and potentially radioactive fracking wastewater was dumped into …
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Josh Fox Releases Trailer for New Film on Workers’ Safety in Gas Fields
ECOWATCH — Once again, filmmaker Josh Fox delivers by educating people on the dangers of fracking and the impact on workers’ safety in the gas fields in his upcoming short film CJ’s Law …
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Cuomo’s Fracking Process in Serious Trouble
PAUL GALLAY — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo must have winced as state environmental commissioner Joe Martens was grilled on fracking during budget hearings last week. One legislator after another hacked at …