Rally in Albany Draws Huge Media Attention

With unprecedented, local and national coverage – including stories by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, the Associated Press and papers from Texas to Canada – yesterday was a truly remarkable day for foes of fracking.

The rally gathered environmental justice and community groups and our organizers made sure our voice was heard. Catskill Mountainkeeper’s Wes Gillingham acted as Master of Ceremonies, introducing such speakers as acclaimed author Sandra Steingraber (Living Downstream), State Senator Liz Krueger, Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, and ‘Gasland’ director Josh Fox.

Environmental groups from across New York mobilized their bases, spreading the word among members and organizing buses from every corner of the state. The result: over 450 New Yorkers lobbied their state representatives and many more turned out for a huge anti fracking rally in front of the capital. Event attendees not registered to lobby made themselves heard by protesting outside of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation building, as well as the Chesapeake Energy lobby offices – conveniently located directly next to the DEC.

The Rally/Lobby Day was an important step in our campaign to prevent unsafe gas drilling in New York State. To check out some of the news stories of yesterday’s event, please click on the links below.