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Coalition letter to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University

Cornell alum Michelle Bamberger has written a Coalition letter to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University, Peter Meinig. She writes, “This might really help get the word out, and would help make more people aware of the drilling issues we face in our part of the state.” Read her letter, and sign on in solidarity!
Letter to Peter Meinig
How to sign on to Meinig letter

KyotoNOW Rally against gas drilling at Cornell University

At Ho Plaza (Cornell’s central campus, in front of Willard Straight Hall).

Come rally at Cornell to demand that the university not approve any land leases of Cornell-owned land in New York State! Students are speaking out against NG drilling and calling on the administration to denounce and reject fracking natural gas as a “transition” strategy. They are rallying to raise awareness on campus and to tell Cornell that they care. Please come in support and solidarity if you can! (They will have signs, but more are welcome.)

Hosted by KyotoNOW student organization.

Contact Maria at 845-489-4780 or maria.k.oldiges@gmail.com if you have any questions or need directions.

Cornell Faculty Debate Gas Drilling

Read Elizabeth Manapsal’s Faculty Debate Gas Drilling (Cornell Sun) for a glimpse into the responses to natural gas drilling coming from Cornell University.

"If we continue down this path, this area will be uninhabitable"

Eric Massa at a Town Hall Meeting in Benton by Loujane Johns:

When questioned about gas and oil leases, Massa described a meeting he had with geologists from Cornell?University. ‘If we continue down this path, this area will be uninhabitable. These are scientists who work in some of the most sophisticated labs in the United States. I am not an enemy of natural gas, but in the Southern Tier most of the gas is controlled by foreign companies. I think applying gas and oil to the Clean Water Act is necessary.’

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