Gas Drilling Awareness for Cortland County
April 12, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
MARCELLUS SHALE: COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
webinar scheduled for 1:30-3:00 pm.
Presenter: Jeffrey Jacquet, Dept. of Natural Resources, Cornell University. Register for the webinar at:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dE10Mk1qWUhOSnlFWHVXMWh3TDBONEE6
April 7, 2010
Earth Stewards Art Show SUNY Cortland POSTER
Earth Stewards Coalition: Artists Respond to Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale
SUNY Cortland Memorial Library (library open hours)
Artists’ talks and Reception April 11 at 3pm Memorial Library Conference Room
More than forty artists from across New York State and Pennsylvania, and several other states, will be featured at an exhibit in Memorial Library SUNY Cortland during the month of April. Included in the show are works in a wide variety of media, including paintings, pastels, sculpture, quilts, installation, and assemblage. The artwork encourages viewers to explore their thoughts and feelings about the potential of high volume hydrofracture drilling for natural gas being permitted in New York State.
April 1, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
MARCELLUS SHALE: LOCAL ROADS IMPACTS
webinar scheduled for 1:30-3:00 pm.
Presenters: Lynne Irwin and David Orr, Cornell Local Roads Program, Cornell University. Register for the webinar at:: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDNNdTFuMWdOeU9Namx1Y2otT2V3RlE6MA
March 15, 2010
It was reported Sunday night that a man has been circulating a petition advocating no gas drilling using hydrofracking and soliciting funds for that cause. THIS PERSON DOES NOT REPRESENT GDACC NOR ANY OTHER RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY OR ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP THAT WE ARE AWARE OF.
Before donating money to ANYONE, check their credentials. If suspicious, notify the local police agency.
January 29, 2010
Mr. Kutney’s personal appeal to join him in a class-action suit after Chesapeake extended his lease against his will: http://www.stevekutney.com/GasLease.aspx
Comment: This is a very educational link, even though Mr. Kutney says all he wants is a new lease with better prices. It exposes the widespread abuse of the invocation of the force majeure argument, with links to private firms looking for clients, but also says the AG’s office in Binghamton is trying to get Chesapeake to settle. At least they are aware of the abuse. if the AG’s office settles with no meaningful input from affected citizens, they sometimes fold too easily.
This link also informs us about NY’s Martin Act that essentially says that contracts with clauses that are too vague and void and the company, in this instance, is responsible to make the contract clear. It also provides for legal fees if one wins, [perhaps].– this is very similar to the federal civil rights laws, which can award legal fees–AT THE END OF A CASE–and subject to the judge’s whims. Having done a bit of that work over the years, I can assure you this is not as good as it seems. This is because the costs of bringing a suit against such a huge corp. are staggering and they paper you to death and try to wear you out. Then when you get done and win, they and the judge nickel and dime you for the fees. I think we once calculated that we made about 85 cents per hour for the 29 years of the Attica civil rights class action litigation. It still is better than nothing.
January 27, 2010
The DEC will hold an open meeting on the use of State Forests including Gee Hill, Hoxie Gorge and Baker SchoolHouse in the eastern portion of the County at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs. Jan. 28th (postponed to Feb. 2nd) at the McGraw High School Caffeteria. Oil and Gas leasing is now a part of the Management plans for many state forests. More complete story on p. 3 in the Jan. 27th issue of the Cortland Standard. Written comments will be accepted until March 1, 2010 (see details below). Read more of this post
January 27, 2010
Mr. Walczak from Bath, NY shared these photos with us today.
The photos from the rally and the march are awesome!
Great job again!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/waveypics/sets/72157623164621501/show/
Video of Jan 25th Rally part 1
Video of Jan. 25th Rally part 2
January 11, 2010
February 23–Health Effects of Hydrofracking–6:00pm at TC3. Sponsored by DRAC. (details to follow)
NATURAL GAS WITH UN-NATURAL CONSEQUENCES: THE HEALTH RISKS OF SHALE GAS DRILLING
Tuesday, February 23, 6:00-8:00 at The Forum room, Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3), 170 North St, Dryden, NY.
The presenters will be Ron Bishop, lecturer in Chemistry at SUNY
Oneonta; Thomas Shelly, chemical safety and hazardous materials
specialist; Adam Law, a physician who specializes in endocrinology.
Dr. William Klepack family practice physician of Dryden, will be
introducing the speakers. Dr. Klepack serves as Medical Director of
the Tompkins County Health Department. Read more of this post
January 2, 2010
Sign on to Walter Hang’s coalition letter demanding the withdrawal of the dSGEIS and a moratorium on gas drilling in New York.
Almost 9000 individuals, government entities, and organizations have signed on to a letter asking the Governor to withdraw and re-submit the DEC regulations addressing the many scientific, legal, health and environmental questions left unresolved by the current draft regulations.
You can sign online! Simply go to:
http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale/coalition_letter
and click your way through.
Easy. Effective.
Do it NOW, and then pass it along to friends and neighbors who may not be
members of this list.
