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By arimoore, on October 30th, 2009%
November 5, 2009, 7:00 p.m.at the Unitarian Church, 306 N. Aurora St. at Buffalo St. in Ithaca. Presentations on the dSGEIS will help citizens understand the proposed regulations governing gas drilling and how to make their opinions heard.
Speakers include:
- David Kay, of the Community and Rural Development Institute (CARDI) at Cornell, will describe the environmental review process (SEQRA) that required the DEC to issue the dSGEIS. He will also provide an overview of the 809 page document—what’s in it and where to find it.
- Ed Marx, Tompkins County Commissioner of Planning and Public Works, will focus specifically on the section that describes mitigation measures that are proposed and how local governments may be affected.
- Helen Slottje, a local attorney with an expertise in environmental law and litigation, will address deficiencies in the document and the legal implications for citizens and local governments.
A short Q&A session will follow these presentations. The public is urged to attend this session to learn about the document, its strengths and weaknesses, as well as the November 19 public hearing to submit comments to the DEC.
By arimoore, on October 30th, 2009%
 Come be heard and seen at the TCCOG Public Hearing on the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) that will regulate natural gas drilling in our region.
The hearing is on Thursday, November 19, 2009, 7:00 p.m., at the State Theatre, 107 W. State St., Ithaca. It will be preceded by a Citizen’s Rally Against Hydro Fracking at 4.30pm on the Commons.
At the hearing, the public is invited to make verbal statements and/or submit written statements, which the TCCOG will submit to the DEC. (Visit our Take Action Now page for help.)
By ericbanford, on October 27th, 2009%
Announcing a Shaleshock Meeting on Tuesday November 17th at 6pm at the Shaleshock Action Alliance Office: 115 E. Martin Luther King st. Ithaca, NY 14850. e-mail clover56(at)riseup.net for more details or directions.
11/17/09 at 115 E. MLK st. (the commons above Autumn Leaves Bookstore)
5:00pm Shaleshock Orientation for new folks to get up to speed.
6:00pm Shaleshock Meeting
Agenda Items to be announced on Shaleshock Updates E-mail List.To join, visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shaleshockupdates/ or send email to shaleshockupdates-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
By ericbanford, on October 27th, 2009%
6-9pm at Autumn Leaves on The Commons to work on the December 5th benefit concert. All are welcome.
Agenda ideas:
- What businesses would be interested in sponsoring a handout?
- What should go in a hand out? Since this may be after the DEC draft regulation comment deadline, what should be included?
- Where can fliers for the concert be put up?
By Clover56, on October 27th, 2009%
Announcing the next Shaleshock Meeting on November 4th at 6pm at the Shaleshock Action Alliance Office: 115 E. Martin Luther King st. Ithaca, NY 14850. e-mail clover56(at)riseup.net for more details or directions.
11/4/09 at 115 E. MLK st. (the commons above Autumn Leaves Bookstore)
5:00pm Shaleshock Orientation for new folks to get up to speed.
6:00pm Shaleshock Meeting
Agenda Items to be announced on Shaleshock Updates E-mail List. To join visit groups.yahoo.com and search “Shaleshockupdates” and join the group! See you wednesday
By ericbanford, on October 26th, 2009%
Join us at an upcoming Benefit Concert: Life is Water: A Concert to Defend the Finger Lakes Against Unsafe Gas Drilling!
Performances by Donna the Buffalo, The Sim Redmond Band, and The Horse Flies.
Saturday, December 5
8:00 PM
Historic State Theatre
Ithaca, NY
Get your tickets now!
State Theatre Box Office $12.50-$18.50 and Gold Circle
www.stateofithaca.com or 1-800-919-6272, 607-277-8283
The concert is a benefit for the Shaleshock Citizens Action Alliance, a grassroots group of Finger Lakes residents who are concerned with protecting our communities and environment from exploitation by the energy industry in drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale.
“The most basic things we need to protect as a community are our land and our water. Both of those things are being threatened and it’s time for us, as a community, to take a stand.” – Sim Redmond, The Sim Redmond Band
“Gas drilling threatens our current access to safe and abundant water.” – Lisa Wright, Shaleshock
Contact For the Show: Chris Tate 607 387-5089, 607 351-3768 cell, or via email at ctate@lightlink.com; for Shaleshock: Lisa Wright (202) 368-8753 or via email at thewriterwrites@yahoo.com.
About the Bands
simredmondband.com
donnathebuffalo.com
thehorseflies.com
Sponsored by Fingerlakes Public Radio WEOS 89.7 & 88.1 FM.
By ericbanford, on October 23rd, 2009%
On Thursday October 22, 2009 the Cortland County Legislature unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the DEC to extend the comment period on the SGEIS to 180 days. This resolution was introduced by Cortland County legislator Kathie Arnold, with help from Jim Weiss, Chairman of the Planning Board in the Town of Freetown. The resolution will be sent to Governor David Paterson, DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis, Senator James Seward , and Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton.
The full text of the resolution follows:
WHEREAS,
on September 30, 2009, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation issued a draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) for potential natural gas drilling activities in the Marcellus Shale formation, allowing a 60 day public comment period and four public hearings,
AND WHEREAS,
given that the SGEIS is an 800 plus page document, 60 days is too short a time period to allow the public and appointed and elected officials to have adequate time to read, study, and comment on this lengthy document, with the added fact that many people in rural areas do not have access to high speed internet making access over the internet impossible, and given that paper copies were not available for 10 days after the internet posting of the SGEIS which means only 50 days allowed for comment by people without high speed internet access,
WHEREAS,
four public hearings is inadequate to fully allow the public to participate,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,
that the Cortland County Legislature strongly urges NYS DEC to lengthen the comment period to 180 days to allow citizens and officials adequate time to read and assess the document and compose appropriate comments,
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that additional hearings be held around the state, especially in the counties affected, so that everyone has a chance to participate and to hear the testimony,
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a copy of this resolution shall be sent to Governor Patterson, DEC Commissioner Grannis, Senator James Seward, Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, and Assemblyman Gary Finch.
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