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Upcoming EventsTown of Highland Workshop Session (Town Board, Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals)Tuesday September 7 7PM Town Hall Eldred, NY To "identify areas we might want to designate as approved for gas drilling, while protecting our hamlet centers." Delaware County Anti-Gas Drilling March and Rally Wednesday September 8 5-6 PMIn front of the Delaware County Office Building Main Street Delhi, NY Protest the County Board of Supervisors passage of a pro-drilling resolution. Bring signs and speak out! For more information contact: delhirally98@yahoo.com. Press Release EPA Hearings on Hydraulic Fracturing September 13 and 1512:00 PM - 4:00pm (pre-registration begins at 10:30am) 6:00 PM - 10:00pm (pre-registration begins at 4:30pm) Broome County Forum Theater 236 Washington St. Binghamton, New York Public Meeting September 20 7:00 PMDamascus Township Building 60 Conklin Hill Road Damascus, Pennsylvania To amend the Damascus Township Zoning to facilitate gas drilling. It has been reported that the three Supervisors and the Town Attorney in favor these zoning changes have all signed gas leases! The Pros & Cons of Drilling for Gas by Hydraulic Fracturing September 23Registration opens at 12:00 p.m. Program begins at 12:30 p.m. 33 West 60th Street (between Broadway & Columbus), 5th floor New York, New York To RSVP, email register@wccny.org or call 212-353-8070 x201 (Provide your name, phone number and email address.) Program is free and open to the public.  Drilling Isn't SafeCatskill Citizens has partnered with three other organizations on a joint media campaign centered around the message “Drilling Isn’t Safe”. Learn more about our joint campaign at www.drillingisntsafe.org  EPA Tip LineReport suspicious drilling activities If you see suspicious activity, such as possibly unauthorized water withdrawals, illegal wastewater dumping, or other questionable activity, call the EPA's Eyes on Drilling line at 1-877-919-4372 (toll free), or send a message to eyesondrilling@epa.gov. If an emergency is observed related to a well drilling operation, call the National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802. CCSE UpdatesCCSE Update 8/15/2010CCSE Update 8/02/2010 CCSE Update 6/30/2010 CCSE Update 6/15/2010 CCSE Update 6/7/2010 CCSE Update 5/31/2010 CCSE Update 5/17/2010 CCSE Update 5/7/2010 CCSE Update 4/23/2010 CCSE Update 3/27/2010 CCSE Update 2/28/2010 CCSE Update 2/13/2010 CCSE Update 1/12/2010 CCSE Update 1/1/2010 More updates in Learn More Speak Up! Tell President Barack Obama how you feel about federal exemptions from the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act for gas drilling companies. Energy & Environment -- Of the People, By the People |
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Welcome to Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy is a volunteer grassroots organization intended to give residents a voice in the emerging energy decisions in the Catskills.
Urgent Help Needed - Immediate Help Needed to Keep Drilling Moratorium! The Delaware River Basin Commission instituted a partial moratorium on gas well development in May tied to the adoption of natural gas-specific regulations. We need to tell the DRBC Commissioners that it is essential that the cumulative impact study be completed before they issue draft regulations. Please send a letter to the DRBC! 
Tell Andrew Cuomo about your concern about unconventional shale gas extraction
Help bring Attorney General Andrew Cuomo up to speed on fracking. Customize the letter and it will be faxed the the Attorney General's office. Take The Pledge - Sign an Agreement to NOT lease your land! Sign an agreement not to lease your land for natural gas drilling using High Volume Horizontal Hydrofracture. Support Two Important Bills in Congress Tell Congress to Support The Frac Act The FRAC Act will close the "Haliburton loophole" and protect our drinking water. Support The Endocrine Disruption Prevention Act This federal legislation will fund a study of endocrine disrupting chemicals, or EDC's. These toxic chemicals are routinely used in fracking fluids, and are suspected of contributing to a whole host of health issues including learning disabilities, testicular cancer, and breast cancer. You can learn more about the toxic chemicals used in every phase of natural gas extraction at The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX). And These Important Initiatives in New York State The DEC's plan for drilling in the Marcellus is hopelessly flawed. Ask Governor Paterson to withdraw the SGEIS. Tell Paterson to Remove Grannis! Under Commissioner Pete Grannis, the NYS DEC has concealed the Department's shoddy safety record and misled the public about what's really in fracking fluid. Sign the Petition to Ban Shale Gas Extraction! Latest NewsSep 6, 2010Motherlode of gas is fractious pursuit Drilling technique to access reserves in Marcellus Shale stirs controversy Buffalo News Jerry Zremski COVINGTON, Pa. -- A city of semis appeared out of nowhere on a hillside here a few weeks ago, all working in tandem with machinery that reached more than a mile deep into the earth's surface to lay claim to a piece of Pennsylvania's economic future. It's a scene appearing again and again in two o... [Full Story]  Sep 6, 2010 'Gasland,' a documentary about the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania, is a national hit Patriot News Donald Gilliland The movie "Gasland" — about the environmental hazards of drilling and fracking shale for natural gas — has become a national sensation. The documentary has aired repeatedly on HBO in recent months. Critics, including some Pennsylvania government officials, say it's a shameless piece of propaganda... [Full Story] Sep 6, 2010 'Bad actors' make rest of industry look bad, energy firms and others say Star Telegram Jack Z. Smith As the U.S. oil and gas industry seeks to fend off new federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing -- a technology vital to the nation's shale-gas drilling boom -- a two-word phrase increasingly crops up in the national conversation on the issue. Bad actors. Energy companies and others say a re... [Full Story] Sep 5, 2010 DEP looks at drilling as river bubbles up Chesapeake Energy operates several wells in the Bradford County area. The Times Leader Matt Hughes SUGAR RUN – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection teams are investigating whether bubbles of methane gas that were discovered in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River last week are the product of natural gas drilling. DEP Secretary John Hanger said his department has been working... [Full Story] Sep 5, 2010 Severance tax not just cash The Times-Tribune Roadside inspections conducted by state police between January and July found that 40 percent of the inspected trucks tied to the natural gas industry violated safety rules. The rate is about 17 percentage points higher than the national average for the trucking industry as a whole, according to the... [Full Story] Sep 5, 2010 Open door impact great in drilling areas Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Andrew Conte & Timothy Puko Bradford, the state's busiest county for gas drilling, is the main stage for Pennsylvania's Marcellus shale play. For 61,387 residents living around 928 gas wells, the industry has impacted life in ways both obvious and unexpected. It brought truck traffic and industrial-looking sites amid fields... [Full Story] Sep 5, 2010 For drilling, how much oversight is enough? Star-Telegram Jack C. Smith More than 10,000 times in the 12 months ending Aug. 31, oil and gas operators in Texas sank steel pipe into the ground and cemented it in place -- a critical process aimed at preventing groundwater contamination before and after a well goes into production. Texas Railroad Commission inspectors... [Full Story] Sep 4, 2010 Drilling won't necessarily bring jobs for locals The Daily Star Calvin Tillman They seemed to get the point that most of the folks in rural New York would not have the skill set required to work in the industry. Although, I do know of folks here in Texas that started working on a drilling rig with no experience, and worked their way into a nice-paying job, it is unlikely w... [Full Story] Sep 4, 2010 A Burning Debate Over Natural Gas Drilling Chemicals That Energy Companies Secretly Use in a Process Dubbed "Fracking" Are Fueling Concerns About Our Water Supplies CBS News ArmenKeteyian (CBS) The natural gas-producing shale that lies under 34 states is now being seen as a game-changer in helping meet the nation's energy needs for decades to come. But the process of extracting that natural gas, dubbed "fracking," is fueling environmental fears. CBS News chief investigative correspon... [Full Story] |
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