Monthly Archives: January 2012

TONIGHT: Niagara Falls Water Board monthly public meeting (Frack water treatment on the agenda)

The next City of Niagara Falls NY Water Board monthly public meeting is tonight. The possibility of that city to treat waste water from the dangerous process of hydraulic fracturing will once again be on the agenda. Western New York

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Is The Booming Natural Gas Industry Overproducing?

by Christopher Joyce/NPR The practice of hydraulic fracturing — pumping fluid into underground rock to push up natural gas — has its detractors, especially among environmentalists. But it’s becoming clear that whatever its drawbacks, “fracking,” as it’s called, is producing … Continue reading

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WANTED: 3 New commissioners for New York state regulatory body

Job posting # 716: Commissioner on New York state Public Service Commission JOB DESCRIPTION At least 3 seats on The Public Service Commission (PSC: the body which is charged with regulating utility companies in the state of New York) come … Continue reading

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NFAC EXCLUSIVE: A Conversation with National Fuel Gas CEO David Smith

They say you judge a person not by what they say, but by what they do. In this case since National Fuel Gas CEO David Smith refuses to meet with members of the community to make weatherization work better for … Continue reading

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HYDRO FRACK TV: WNY Frack Chat

POWR has put together this great vid on what fracking is really doing to people in Western New York.

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A People’s Hearing on Gas Drilling in New York State

Just to show you that this fracking thing in new york is serious business, and affects a wide range of people, a coalition of community groups in the Catskills area of New York state are holding a public hearing today … Continue reading

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TONIGHT: FRACK U Again

Western New York (WNY) Drilling Defense has been another one of the organizations active in garnering attention about the hazards of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) and what this means for our environment. They along with some other folks have been

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Hydrofracking: DEC Must Protect Our Drinking Water — Take Action!

A moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (aka hydrofracking) in the state of New York will come up for review soon. It has been in effect for 3 years. There are many question marks about the process most of which include hydroracking’s negative impact on our environment. … Continue reading

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New Year, Same Problems: Weatherization is important so let’s make it work better for all of us

“Weatherization? What is it? Oh you mean winterization, right? It is a great thing, but I can’t afford to make these changes right now. Oh I can’t get that, I’m a renter. Oh, my landlord will never do that because … Continue reading

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