By Lonnie, on August 4th, 2010%
A huge step in the right direction was taken last night by the New York State Senate when they voted to put a moratorium on hydro-fracking for one year so that there might be time for further study.
New York Times
N.Y. Senate Approves Fracking Moratorium
Over two thirds of our Senators, including 28 Democrats and 20 Republicans, voted . . . → Read More: NYS Senate votes to ban fracking for 1 year
By Lonnie, on July 15th, 2010%
NIMBY: Not In My Back Yard. But fracking already is in the back yard: Pennsylvania. Soon to be in New York if we do not act.
Why will I fail to act? Because disaster this preposterous just can’t happen in my back yard. I can’t believe it. I can’t wrap my mind around it.
Right. Tell that to . . . → Read More: Fracking in my back yard
By Lonnie, on March 1st, 2010%
There’s one way to get upstate New Yorkers to turn off all reasoning ability: just say the four-letter word: JOBS
There’s no doubt about our need for them, but we’ll believe even known liars if they just whisper “jobs!” in our hopeful ears.
Remember all the jobs that were supposed to be produced at the Mistake . . . → Read More: Hydrofracking = dangerous jobs
By Lonnie, on February 15th, 2010%
Only you and your neighbors can stop hydrofracking in Onondaga County (our drinking water’s watershed). Your government (Albany) is dysfunctional and too busy figuring out the economic mess.
Think this (below) can’t happen to us?
If not, what are you thinking?
CAN YOU DO THIS WITH YOUR TAP WATER? from JOSHFOX on Vimeo.
Read and learn:
Catskill Mountain Keeper WORKING TOGETHER . . . → Read More: Can you do this with your tap water?
By Lonnie, on February 3rd, 2010%
Hydrofracking:
lease income for land owners: $
jobs created: $
taxes to local/state govts.: $
contribution to energy independence: $
total costs of economic, health, environmental damage:
……………$,$$$,$$$,$$$,$$$,$$$,$$$,$$$,$$$,$$$,$$$
Our ground and surface water systems: Priceless
Upcoming events
How green was their valley…
Hydrofracking sites scattered around the Upper Green River Valley, Wyoming. Onondaga County could look like this, . . . → Read More: What’s our water worth?
By Lonnie, on February 1st, 2010%
When my son used to “clean” the kitchen, what was left behind gave me more work, not less. The dishes had to be re-washed. The sponge would be full of junk. The stove had cleanser spilled in unreachable spots. The floor was wet in spots and he would have tracked his dirty shoes through it.
He was . . . → Read More: Natural gas: not clean, not the answer
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