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Rally and Meeting Against Fracking Infrastructure –DEC meeting on LNG regs.

The NYS DEC are considering regulations and permits for proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities in New York State. This is just one example of a massive fracking infrastructure build out in the state. Nat Gas pipelines, compressor stations, wastewater treatment, powerplant conversions, the LPG storage facility in Seneca Lake and now LNG export facilities are in the works and are all a part of the attempt to bring fracking into the state.

We need a big show of public resistance and we need everyone to attend the meeting and rally at the first of 2 informational meetings and then hearing in Albany (on 10/30) on the proposed LNG facilities in New York.
*** We will also need your attendance at the hearing in Albany at DEC Headquarters on 10/30-info to be announced.

Syracuse LNG Meeting & Rally Against Fracking Infrastructure

Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Rally and Press Conference: 12pm
Location: TBD-at the Fairgrounds near Martha Eddy Room
DEC Informational Meeting: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: New York State Fairgrounds
581 State Fair Blvd, Martha Eddy Room
Syracuse, NY

From the DEC website:
“Notice is hereby given that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) is proposing to adopt 6 NYCRR Part 570 to implement a permitting program for the siting, construction, and operation of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities in New York State (NYS). LNG facilities are those that either store LNG in a tank system or convert LNG into natural gas through vaporization. The two types of facilities that NYS DEC expects to permit most frequently include facilities to fuel trucks and facilities that store LNG as a backup heating fuel.”

Read More from DEC: http://www.dec.ny.gov/enb/20130911_not0.html

Public Meetings: NYS DEC will conduct public information meetings to present the proposed regulations and respond to questions prior to the public hearing- 10/30 at DEC HQ in Albany.

Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: New York State Fairgrounds
581 State Fair Blvd, Martha Eddy Room
Syracuse, NY

Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: NYS DEC – Central Office
625 Broadway, Room 129
Albany, NY

Public Hearing: A legislative public hearing to receive public comment about the proposed rule making will be held as follows:

Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: NYS DEC – Central Office
625 Broadway, Room 129
Albany, NY

interfaith “prayer walk” around the 80-mile circumference of Seneca Lake will begin Oct. 11 at 7:30 a.m. from Watkins Glen State Park.

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Margie Rodgers, seen here speaking at the Seneca 12 rally in Watkins Glen in April, said she plans to complete the 80-mile walk but invited others to join for any part of the walk. / PROVIDED PHOTO

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Anyone interested in more information or willing to help with logistics can contact Margie Rodgers at (607) 738-5232.

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WATKINS GLEN — A four-day, interfaith “prayer walk” around the 80-mile circumference of Seneca Lake will begin Oct. 11 at 7:30 a.m. from Watkins Glen State Park.

The intent is to make a statement – and offer prayers – to keep Seneca Lake and its watershed free from harm, particularly from the natural gas industry, organizer Margie Rodgers said.

The walk is also supported by the organization Gas Free Seneca.

The walkers will start their trek up the west side of Seneca Lake, going about 20 miles per day, with stops for lunch and dinner. Some of the walkers will be spending the night at stops along the way. Others have indicated they will join the walk for stretches of the route.

The prayer walk will end where it started at the state park.

“People are welcome to walk a mile or all 80,” Rodgers said. Several dozen people have indicated they will be participating in the walk and blessing ceremonies to be held each morning and evening.

“I am doing this prayer walk because I love Seneca Lake. I spent summers there with my family as I grew up. My mother, grandparents and great grandparents did also,” Rodgers said.

“Seneca Lake is for generations of families to enjoy, and not a place for big gas industry and the potential harm that comes with it. I’ve written letters, protested, been arrested in civil disobedience. And yet no legislative body has changed a thing about LPG storage on Seneca. So, all I can do now is pray.”

The prayer walk was inspired by Cheryl Strayed, author of the book “Wild,” and Sharon Day, a Native American from St. Paul, Minn.

Day will participate in the Seneca Lake event.

“Every body of water has a spirit. It’s this spirit that we are communicating with as we walk,” Day said. “We are telling the water, we respect you, we love you.”

Day is the executive director of the Indigenous Peoples Task Force.

This spring Day and a group of Ojibwe women walked the length of the Mississippi River from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico in a similar prayer walk.

“Every step we took was a prayer for the water,” she said.

“Frack You! (Stop Shouting, Start Talking)” on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m., the Community Church of Christ, on Tompkins Street, Cortland.

There will be a WSKG screening of “Frack You! (Stop Shouting, Start Talking)” on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m., the Community Church of Christ, on Tompkins Street, Cortland.

BTW – WSKG is screening “Frack You! (Stop Shouting, Start Talking) Sunday afternoon at 2 PM at my church, with trained facilitators for discussion.

Marcellus and Utica Shale Potential in New York State

SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 30 7PM

Marcellus and Utica Shale Potential 

in New York State

Public Presentation by: Lou Allstadt, Brian Brock, Chip Northrup, and Jerry Acton

What is the potential for extracting natural gas from Marcellus and Utica shale in New York State, given the geology, current technology and economic conditions?  This is a critical question for landowners, elected officials, concerned citizens, and planners. New Yorkers have been watching Pennsylvania’s production and impacts with great interest since 2008 when shale drilling began there.  Now three experts in geology, drilling technologies, and the economics of the gas industry, along with a systems engineer, have studied 5 years of production records from Pennsylvania and test wells in NY.  They have compiled enough information from public and industry sources to address conclusively where the Marcellus and Utica may be productive in New York, and just as importantly, where it is unlikely to be productive.

Wednesday, October 30, 7:00 pm,

Hollister Hall Auditorium (B-14),

Cornell University

For more information contact

Chip Northrup northrup49@gmail.com

Cell phone:  (214) 502-6464

This event co-sponsored by: Tompkins County Council of Governments; Tompkins County League of Women Voters; Cornell Sustainability Hub, Sustainability at Ithaca College; Committee for Justice, Peace of the Integrity of Creation of Ithaca First Presbyterian Church; FracTracker; (other co-sponsors pending)