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Video from the Albany Rally

1-25-10 esssential dissent video of Albany rally:
http://essentialdissent.blogspot.com/2010/01/rally-against-gas-drilling-1.html

Lobby Day: Reserve your seat on the bus to Albany

UPDATE below…

Come to the state-wide rally and lobbying day in Albany on Monday, January 25!  Let the Governor and other policy makers in Albany know of your concerns about hydrofracking.

We have one Swarthout touring bus reserved for 47 people and can get more if we need them.  Here’s the scoop:

Cost: $30 per person, checks payable to “SHALESHOCK” in advance. If this is more than you can afford, pay what you can. If you can afford to pay more than $30, please do so. Sorry, no options for credit card payment.

Reservations due: Tuesday, January 19.  Send check to reserve your place to Sara Hess, 124 Westfield Drive, Ithaca, NY.  There may be last-minute seats available, but don’t count on that.  We have to commit to the size and number of buses on the 20th.

Leaving and Returning time: The bus will leave at 6:00 am from behind the Ramada Inn (in front of Pyramid Mall on Triphammer Road.)  There is a dirt parking lot behind the Ramada Inn where you can leave your car.  We will arrive in Albany around 11 am, and depart at 4:30 pm. Arrival back in Ithaca estimated between 8:30pm.

Bus comforts: The buses are comfortably equipped with bathrooms, recliner seats, DVD players.  You may bring food but NO GLASS.

Contact me with questions at sarahess63@yahoo.com.

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LISTEN: Gov. Paterson and Walter Hang on WHCU

These free podcasts from WHCU feature interviews with Governor David Paterson and Toxic Targeting president Walter Hang, on natural gas drilling in New York State.

Governor David Paterson–Nov 16, 2009
Gov. Paterson discusses the budget crisis, mid-year school state aid cuts, drilling regulations for the Marcellus Shale, and a gay marriage vote.

Hang: Gas Drilling & DEC–Nov 16, 2009
Toxic Targeting president Walter Hang says he wants the DEC to rescind its environmental impact statement.

More…

COME MAKE A PRESENCE AT CORNING: The final DEC Hearing on the sGEIS

Come make a presence at Corning this Wednesday! Make your comments, or just hold a banner!

CORNING EAST HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
201 CANTIGNY ST.
CORNING, NY 14830 (Google map)
Doors open at 6pm
Hearing starts at 7pm

At the Shaleshock meeting this Tuesday (11/17, 6pm) we will have sign/banner making materials.

Make a Difference: Tell the DEC what you think

Protect your community – find out how you can make your voice heard. Click here to comment on the dSGEIS!

Sign a petition asking the DEC to extend the comment period

Let’s ask for more time to review the over 800 pages of the dSGEIS. Click here to sign a petition asking for more time and click here to see the names of folks who have already signed it. We’re at 601 names right now – add your own!

TCCOG Public Information Session

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.