SUNY Buffalo Shale Institute–SUNY Board of Trustees

Across the cooperation of diversity, sacrifice and devotion we have substantially begun to accomplish the unwinding of SUNY from corrupted Oil & Gas foundational associations.

Buck’s coverage is in part, here:
http://artvoice.com/issues/v11n37/week_in_review/ub_releases_shale_info

With FOIL responses hosted here
:
http://blogs.artvoice.com/avdaily/2012/09/13/get-your-secret-ub-shale-institute-documents-here/

Chip wrote the following post:
http://blog.shaleshockmedia.org/2012/09/15/trustees-dont-trust-shale-shamstitute/

The pivotal event was for all of our press, private and organizational efforts to have reached very brave SUNY Trustees….Among them, Mr. Belluck.  The concise moment, is contained in this recent video of the Trustee’s Research and Economic Development Committee.  Only Mr. Belluck’s hands and forearms are visible in the bottom left corner of the tiny video…and to the last second, Mr. Belluck is jokingly chastised for the “meeting attire” that he is lacking.

All that matters is the bravery of Mr. Belluck’s message which I found very moving as a participant of this ‘Unconventional Resource Exploration’ journey dating back to 2008.

Click & drag (fast forward) to 1-hour, 12-minutes (01:12:00) on the timer (link below)  for the critical ‘Belluck segment’ to commence.

To completely comprehend the gravity of Mr. Belluck’s bravery watch 30-minutes prior as the senior Trustees extoll expanding corporate relationships of economic development and the balance of minutes to closing as they mentally process the strength of his warning.

http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=97525aa0351c439c882e5791a6bc422d1d

 

Mr. Belluck’s demand in committee to “Shut-down” the UB institute politically transcends a Motion for full information disclosure which is then awarded a unanimous passing vote during the complete Board of Trustees Public Session:

http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=16bbefe130904ac48cb9865e40db8d9c1d.

 

 

Hightower Lowdown | Oil and gas marauders are destroying our land, water, and communities all over America

Hightower Lowdown | Oil and gas marauders are destroying our land, water, and communities all over America.

New York’s Non Existent Environmental Agency

New York’s Non Existent Environmental Agency.

Inside Track: Cuomo Team Gives Drillers Jump Start to Influence Fracking Rules | Environmental Working Group

Inside Track: Cuomo Team Gives Drillers Jump Start to Influence Fracking Rules | Environmental Working Group.

state_lessons_for_subsidies.pdf (application/pdf Object)

state_lessons_for_subsidies.pdf (application/pdf Object).

 

Headwaters Economics released a report<http://headwaterseconomics.org/wphw/wp-content/uploads/state_lessons_for_subsidies.pdf> today that compares the experience of several Western states, in particular Montana and North Dakota who each sit atop portions of the oil-rich Bakken shale.  The experience of fiscal and energy policy in these states suggest that production and drilling tax deductions and incentives are ineffective at changing the location of production.

The Capitol Pressroom for May 25, 2012 | WCNY Blogs

The Capitol Pressroom for May 25, 2012 | WCNY Blogs.

You know the David and Goliath story – In the version you will hear on today’s show,  David is a 54 year old Canadian scientist by the name of Jessica Ernst .   An unlikely hero in that she worked with and for the petroleum industry for 30 years.  In this story, her Goliath is one of the largest natural gas producers in the world, EnCana.  With Ernst’s diligence, the Canadian Energy Resources Conservation Board has started to pursue EnCana for negligence and unlawful activities.  While the issue is still in court, and none of Ernst’s claims have been proven, she was asked to testify at the UN on the same issue.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Petro Plutocracy

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Petro Plutocracy.

“Private Empire”: Author Steve Coll on the State-Like Powers, Influence of Oil Giant ExxonMobil

“Private Empire”: Author Steve Coll on the State-Like Powers, Influence of Oil Giant ExxonMobil.  May 4, 2012

ExxonMobil’s Dirty Secrets, from Indonesia to Nigeria to Washington: Steve Coll on “Private Empire”. May 7, 2012

Connecting the Dots: The Marcellus Natural Gas Play Players – Part 1

Connecting the Dots: The Marcellus Natural Gas Play Players – Part 1.

Public Health Dimensions of Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing: Knowledge, Obstacles, Tactics, and Opportunities–Seth B. Shonkoff

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Public Health Dimensions of Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing: Knowledge, Obstacles, Tactics, and Opportunities

Public Health Dimensions of Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing:
Knowledge, Obstacles, Tactics, and Opportunities
A Report for the 11th Hour Project
Prepared By:
Seth B. Shonkoff, MPH*
University of California, Berkeley
April 17, 2012
*Author Contact Information:
sshonkoff@gmail.com
510.295.7969
6202 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609