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New Yorkers Call on Gov. Cuomo to Protect Thriving Tourism Industry from Fracking
2013-05-08 23:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Outside the summit, New York state residents handed out literature to participants. On the day of Governor Cuomos tourism summit, New York bed-and-breakfasts, wineries and other tourism-related businesses highlighted frackings incompatibility with upstate tourism and called on the governor to protect the states tourism industry by banning fracking. New Yorkers Against Fracking also announced a radio ad running in Albany, emphasizing the risks that fracking poses to the states rural tourism...
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New York Fracking Reportedly Held As Andrew Cuomo, RFK Jr. Talk Health
2013-03-02 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo came as close as he ever has to approving fracking last month, laying out a limited drilling plan for as many as 40 gas wells before changing course to await the findings of a new study after discussions with environmentalist and former brother-in-law Robert F. Kennedy Jr., several people familiar with his thinking told The Associated Press. The turning point, which could delay a decision for up to a year or longer, came in a series of phone calls with Kennedy. The two...
Why New Yorkers Dont Trust Governor Cuomo on Fracking
2013-02-12 19:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Nearly 300,000 comments have been submitted on fracking by increasingly concerned New Yorkers. In October 2011 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo frankly admitted that he had yet to earn his constituents trust on fracking. Why is there still no trust for Cuomo, sixteen months later, on the verge of his big decision whether to give fracking the go-ahead? If anything, public confidence in New Yorks fracking process has dropped since 2011. Nearly three times as many New Yorkers now say they will be...
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New Jersey State Legislators Send Letter to NY Gov. Cuomo Urging Him to Ban Fracking
2013-02-11 21:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In addition to 15 New Jersey state legislators sending a letter to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today urging him to ban fracking in his state, this full-page ad ran in the Times Union. 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 the region. In the letter, they state that they have deep concerns...
Hundreds Rally Telling Gov. Cuomo: Not One Fracking Well
2013-02-04 20:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Hundreds of New Yorkers packed the legislative budget hearing on the environment as Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Martens testified. The opponents of fracking packed the hearing room with a sea of blue and with a long line out the door. After the hearing, opponents gathered in the Capitols Million Dollar Staircase to tell Governor Cuomo and Commissioner Martens not to go forward with fracking. The crowd was emboldened by a new statewide poll showing public opinion evenly...
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