Thursday, March 15, 2012
SRBC video update... on blip now, youtube soon
Raw video on blip now.
http://blip.tv/shaleshock-media/srbc-3-15-2012-last-agenda-item-i-pledge-to-protect-the-susquehanna-6026052
Download links here:
http://blip.tv/shaleshock-media/rss
Should be on youtube and vimeo in ~30 min.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ShaleShock/videos
I'm going to try to do a package,
Will have it uploaded overnight.
We need to provide a counter-narrative
to the EID Marcellus stuff....
Watch Democracy Now in the morning...
FYI
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
24 Hour Facebook BLITZ to STOP the SRBC! (URGENT!)
If you use Facebook, here is an Easy Action!
1: Go to the FB Wall of the following pages:
2: Post this message to their wall:
3: Share this note!
Thanks!
1: Go to the FB Wall of the following pages:
- US: https://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse
- NY: https://www.facebook.com/andrewcuomo2010
- MD: https://www.facebook.com/MartinOMalley
- PA: https://www.facebook.com/corbettforgov
(you may have to Like the page to post to the Wall)
2: Post this message to their wall:
Save the Susquehanna! Dear (Governor or President), since there have been no cumulative impact studies done on the effects of these massive water withdrawals for hydrofracking from our sacred waters, and plenty of evidence to show that these withdrawals and Hydrofracking pose a great health risk, we expect your commissioner on the SRBC to VOTE NO on all new permits. We can live without money. We need these water FOR LIFE.
3: Share this note!
Thanks!
Monday, March 12, 2012
Save the Susquehanna! Urgent Action Needed TODAY!!
Link to this post: TinyURL.com/TearsForTheSusquehanna The mighty Susquehanna River is in grave danger We NEED a miracle. Will you help make one happen? We made a miracle before! On December 15th, the SRBC met to approve 20 new permits to withdraw massive amounts of water from this sacred river, which gives us all life. This water is used for Hydrofracking in Pennsylvania, which is poisoning our people, and the fish, deer, cows, and birds. Many beautiful people came with compassionate hearts and made a tremendous disruption. The vote was delayed. People prayed for a miracle: and one was granted! NOW... In just 3 days on Thursday March 15th the Susquehanna River Basin Commission will meet again, with an agenda to pass 60 new permits to withdraw 50 Million Gallons per day. Source: http://srbc.net/about/ To put this in perspective, the typical water trucks you see hauling water carries 4,000 gal. The sum of all these permits equals over 12,000 additional truck trips per day.  This water is permanently removed from the hydrological cycle. There have been NO CUMULATIVE IMPACT studies done. There is no science which proves this is safe. Reasonable science says that hyfrofracking might be a form of collective suicide, a possible DOOMSDAY SCENARIO. This is not a joke. We, quite literally, may be causing a mass extinction of life with the river basin. So, what is it worth for you to help save a mass extinction of life, right here? Will you help us protect life for Seven Generations? And what are you willing to sacrifice? Is it worth taking a day off of work and coming to Harrisburg this Thursday March 15th? This is IT folks. YOU and me, WE, TOGETHER can make a BIG DIFFERENCE!
Please pledge to make 4 phone calls starting TODAY, Monday Tuesday Wednesday. Here are the numbers to call:
SAY / DEMAND: "We the People Residents of these several states who live within the Susquehanna River Basin rely upon this water for life. There have been NO cumulative impact studies done to determining the possible GRAVE DAMAGE to this sensitive ecosystem caused by the permanent removal of this water from the basin and the hydrological cycle. Governor / Mr. President: WE the PEOPLE expect your commissioner to VOTE NO on ALL NEW WATER WITHDRAWALS for HYDROFRACKING in the SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN until a cumulative impact study is made."
Post this alert on every activist list in three states: PA -- NY -- MD!!!
Come to Harrisburg on Thursday March 15th! WHERE: North Office Building, Hearing Room 1 (Ground Level), North Street (at Commonwealth Avenue) Harrisburg, Pa. 17120
A rally could start by 7:30am. (GET UP! This is important!)
Non-violent Direct Action (NVDA) is being planned. If you intend to be part of this action on Thursday, then it is very important that you PLEASE attend the training 6pm-9pm March 14th Quaker Meetinghouse, 1100 N. 6th St. Harrisburg PA. (contact: Alex Lotorto 570-269-9589) SIGN UP TO ATTEND THE NVDA EVENT/TRAINING We have just a few days Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to perform a miracle. Please pray, then get up TAKE ACTION and help SAVE THE SUSQUEHANNA |
Video:
OM: We Honor the River:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccT42R1nhek
Link to this post: TinyURL.com/TearsForTheSusquehanna
See also:
http://protectingourwaters.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/urgent-four-days-four-phone-calls-to-protect-the-susquehanna/
Monday, March 5, 2012
Must Hear: EID Marcellus interview with NY Sen Tom Libous
I encourage you all to listen to this
interview with NY Sen. Tom Libous.
He says the governor's advisory committee
is basically on hold until the DEC gets a handle
on 61,000 comments.
Libous is sounding quite softened up and humbled to my ears.
He seems to finally recognize
the size of the anti-fracking movement
and our political power.
Remarkably,
I think he is beginning to hear us.
He still talks about the "engineers and the scientists"
and "the experts at the DEC" who are going to decide
(i.e., and not We the People)
...but seems to be almost admitting
that he is hearing them say that
it can't be done safely (a good sign).
As a politician, he doesn't say that directly.
Have a listen and see what you think.
He still is vocally against home rule.
Hard to imagine a politician in a democratic nation
with an anti-Home Rule agenda!
Like, if the Home is not ruled locally...
then who are making the decisions?
and in who's interests?
I want to send Tom a copy of the
Declaration of Independence
with the part highlighted
about government deriving its just powers
from the consent of the governed,
...which seems to define Home Rule to me!
He was talking about fracking maybe certain areas
specifically mentioned Camp Pharsalia.
I think overall this is very good news.
Our efforts do seem to be having an affect.
Wm
interview with NY Sen. Tom Libous.
- EID Marcellus interview with Tom Libous:
http://eidmarcellus.org/marcellus-shale/senator-tom-libous-talks-to-eid-marcellus/
- Direct link to audio:
http://eidmarcellus.org/Fwp-content/uploads/2012/03/InterviewTomLibous_EID.mp3
He says the governor's advisory committee
is basically on hold until the DEC gets a handle
on 61,000 comments.
Libous is sounding quite softened up and humbled to my ears.
He seems to finally recognize
the size of the anti-fracking movement
and our political power.
Remarkably,
I think he is beginning to hear us.
He still talks about the "engineers and the scientists"
and "the experts at the DEC" who are going to decide
(i.e., and not We the People)
...but seems to be almost admitting
that he is hearing them say that
it can't be done safely (a good sign).
As a politician, he doesn't say that directly.
Have a listen and see what you think.
He still is vocally against home rule.
Hard to imagine a politician in a democratic nation
with an anti-Home Rule agenda!
Like, if the Home is not ruled locally...
then who are making the decisions?
and in who's interests?
I want to send Tom a copy of the
Declaration of Independence
with the part highlighted
about government deriving its just powers
from the consent of the governed,
...which seems to define Home Rule to me!
He was talking about fracking maybe certain areas
specifically mentioned Camp Pharsalia.
I think overall this is very good news.
Our efforts do seem to be having an affect.
Wm
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Deborah Rogers: Economics of Fracking (video)
| Shale Promises? Or Shale Spin? The Economics Behind Fracking a talk by Deborah Rogers  Link to this page: http://tinyurl.com/ShalePromisesShaleSpin This talk was recorded 19 Jan 2012 in Binghamton NY, and contains late breaking information about the economics of fracking. Did you know... * 80% of the wells in every shale play are not profitable? This leads to the "drilling treadmill" effect, where the operators must keep drilling just to make debt service * The life of a shale gas well is not 30 years, but more like 4 years? * An SEC rule changed caused most operators to overstate their reserves? * LNG import terminals are being converted for export? In addition to the Youtube player, these others are also available: Please share this link with others who believe fracking shale will be good for the economy. Link to this page: http://tinyurl.com/ShalePromisesShaleSpin |
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Fwd: [NYRAD] response to Annie Lenihan
I strongly agree with Annie, SimplyWitness, Kim, and Mary.
(and also Kevin!!)
We hold these truths to be self evident that
ALL PERSONS are created equal
under the law
and were endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable rights,
such as the Life, Liberty, and
The right to seek Happiness,
the right to clean air and clean water to drink
This applies to ALL PERSONS / ALL BEINGS
What's with this class thing?
"Two types of people,
Some who deserve to be protected,
And some who deserve to be fracked"
Some who deserve to be protected,
And some who deserve to be fracked"
I don't think so!
Rape and Murder
cause injury
in every case.
We make these things illegal
under criminal law.
Fracking causes DEATH and INJURY
in every case. Likewise IT should be made
illegal under criminal law.
This whole fracking thing is all about
our fundamental rights of DEMOCRACY.
Do we have a right to govern ourselves?
Reminder: SRBC Feb 16 Harrisburg.
We actually get 2 chances
because they changed the rules,
they are now voting *after* the public hearing....
Call the Governors + Obama:
NY Gov. Cuomo (518) 474-8390
PA: Gov/ Corbett (717) 787-2500
MD: Gov. O'Mally (410) 974-3901
US: Obama: (202) 456-1111
Message: "The Susquehanna River Basin Commission
must CEASE the issuance of all new water withdrawals
for hydrofracking, and RESCIND and CANCEL all existing permits,
until a CUMULATIVE IMPACT STUDY can be done,
on the effect of removing this much water from the basin,
and other toxic effects Hydrofracking will have upon the Basin"
Namaste -- May all beings be happy
and have access to clean water to drink.
WM
On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:50 PM, kemichels tds.net <kemichels@tds.net> wrote:
Ryan,
I would like to give you the benefit of the doubt that you are trying to help but please be aware that such a petition and compromised attitude is extremely harmful to a cause that we have been fighting with everything we have. If groups like yours were true to yourselves and those who support you WE WILL HAVE THAT POLITICAL POWER. In your response to Annie, you make it sound as if you think fracking with nitrogen gas is acceptable and by the tone, that those who don't are foolish.
The extraction of natural gas cannot be done safely even if they went down with a drill and nothing else. The radioactive(radium 226,228, Uranium, Thorium etc.) brine and drill cuttings would still come up. The hydrogen sulfide would still come up. The massive clear cutting of trees... the list goes on but you get my point.
You are resigned to the idea that we cannot stop fracking. You have become part of the gas industry propoganda machine possibly without even realizing it. You are buying into the industry propaganda that it can't be stopped. If they convince people that they can't, they won't try. It CAN be stopped if we all stick together.
All I ask is that you and Choose Clean Water Coalition please retract your petition and ask for what you really want - a ban on all drilling in all of NY and beyond. If you truly want Clean Water and I would hope clean air - there is no compromise. Stand up for what you believe in. Stand up for the people who have supported you.
I noticed that your e-mail address is NWF. I certainly hope that their view is pure. I started getting their magazine at 8 years old. Though I stopped a couple of years ago as I didn't have time to read it lately, I have held them in the highest regard since childhood and my husband and I have made donations. I hope that they will not fail me now when I, we, need them most.
Please scrap this petition and create a new one. It was a good idea, it just needs to solidly protect everyone and all the water, not just some of it. It is all connected. There are some situations where there can be no compromise. This is one of them. We really need you on our side.
Sincerely, Kim Michels--On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Ryan Ewing <EwingR@nwf.org> wrote:
--Dear Annie,
I have just now seen your email back to the full NYRAD group wherein you shared your vehement opposition to the White House petition approach. Again, I am sorry you feel that way, and also sorry that you afforded me no opportunity to respond to your concerns first before emailing the full group. So not to extend this into further disagreement, we would welcome anyone to sign that petition or not, but I suppose the rest of the group should now be privileged to see my personal response to you, which is included below.
I understand that some will still not agree, but hope that you will find common cause with this effort as we are seeking to achieve the same results through different means.
In case you need further validation of our common cause, I was a key organizer behind the moratorium approach in Maryland where I live, in my Coalition role we generated over 50,000 comments supporting a ban on drilling in the George Washington National Forest in Virginia, and have helped facilitate the interaction between groups that will allow both Maryland and Virginia to benefit from the baseline water quality monitoring protocols established by Pennsylvania partners in case fracking ever does come to these states, so that we will have the scientific data to hold industry accountable for their actions.
If anyone has further questions, feel free to contact me directly, I subscribe to the list as a digest reader and so do cannot offer an immediate email reply.
Again, the White House petition is available at http://wh.gov/kCA
Sincerely,
Ryan Ewing
Communications and Outreach CoordinatorChoose Clean Water Coalition
706 Giddings Avenue, Suite 2C
Annapolis, MD 21401
From: Ryan Ewing
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 5:19 PM
To: 'Annie Lenihan'
Subject: RE: A license to drill. (kill)
Hi Annie,
While I appreciate your feedback, I think you misunderstand. Or at least you misdirect your frustration. As a staffer of a Coalition with a wide range of groups and divergent viewpoints, this was the result of the consensus that emerged.
To address your points specifically:
I think many would say that if the SDWA protections were in place, the practice of fracking could not have taken hold due to federal oversight of the many concerns it raises – especially the ones you describe. Putting the protections back into place would help stop the practice as it exists today for everyone, not just those under the direct jurisdiction of SDWA.
In the editing, sensitive lands was initially "federal lands", then "sensitive federal lands", and then I broadened the language to get people to agree that we are not just concerned about federal property and that many private farm and forest sites should be included. But others argued that we really couldn't defend no further drilling on areas in the West that were already subject to other oil and gas development. But you can't really fit that in 800 characters – so please don't read too much into it.
Since natural gas was pitched as a bridge fuel for energy independence, it seems that exporting gas through LNG terminals to other countries was pretty hypocritical, hence that language. But there are also some types of shale that can be fractured with just nitrogen gas, such as in Tennessee. So do folks have a problem with that? I don't know – but can we be categorically against export of all types of shale drilling? Again, can't fit that into 800 characters.
Finally, I would say that I am in personal agreement with you, but unless there is enough of a political force to demand an outright ban on drilling against a powerful oil & gas lobby, then I live with myself by finding enough common cause with others who care about this issue to find creative ways to get at the problem apart from the full frontal attack.
Thanks,
Ryan
From: Annie Lenihan [mailto:alenihan@frontiernet.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:25 PM
To: Ryan Ewing
Subject: A license to drill. (kill)
To Ryan and the rest of this facade of an environmental group,
The safe drinking water act is in case you didn't know:
SDWA was originally passed by Congress in 1974 to protect public health by regulating the nation's public drinking water supply. The law was amended in 1986 and 1996 and requires many actions to protect drinking water and its sources: rivers, lakes, reservoirs, springs, and ground water wells. (SDWA does not regulate private wells which serve fewer than 25 individuals.)
Where do you think the drilling is going to happen? It's going to happen in areas that are agricultural, poor and where there are only wells and springs that are the source of drinking water for all of the people in the area. Who do you work for? What's a highly sensitive land? I think my land is. I saw a pair
of red tails yesterday. Are they sensitive enough for you? A bear and a fisher passed through my yard last year. Is that sensitive enough for you. I
had my spring tested. Cleanest and largest spring in the county. That sensitive enough for you?How dare you call yourself a protector of anything.
Tightly restrict the export of shale gas? License to kill. Don't you know that people are dying from this process? Regulation does not make this process safe. It is a flawed process. If it was a bad drug, it would be off the shelves and outlawed in days. Where have been? How can you live with yourself?
Annie
we petition the obama administration to:
Protect communities from the negative impacts of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and natural gas drilling.
Rapid development of fracking has overwhelmed communities with negative impacts: drinking water contamination, intense industrialization of farm and forest lands (with loss of habitat), polluted streams, heavy truck traffic and accidents on rural roads, even earthquakes from deep well injection of wastewater.
Hailed as an abundant bridge energy supply, shale gas drilling was exempted from provisions of major environmental laws, while we now know the supply is much less than previously thought.
We ask the Administration to protect our drinking water by restoring the protections of the Safe Drinking Water Act to natural gas drilling, to eliminate all other exemptions fracking enjoys, to prohibit drilling in national parks and highly sensitive lands and tightly restrict export of shale gas.
Created: Jan 25, 2012
Issues: Energy, Environment
Signatures needed by February 29, 2012 to reach goal of 25,000
24,995
Total signatures on this petition
5
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Northrup Response to "The Empire State Divide"
Response to "The Empire State Divide"
Fracking Mockumentary
produced by the fake charity
Foundation for Land and Liberty
commentary by Chip Northrup
Introduction by Karen Moreau
Karen Moreau is a gas lobbyist. She is the Executive Director of the NYS Petroleum Council. So her intro is much-ado about mushrooms, but little about what she actually does for a living – shill for gas companies.
http://www.api.org/Newsroom/nspc-new-director.cfm
Hudson River Valley Cement Plants ?
Hudson River been notoriously polluted for decades by various industries. Premise here is that it should be polluted again – by fracking – because the cement plants are gone ?
Farming unprofitable ?
If a farm is unprofitable, fracking won’t change that. Most New York state farmers will not benefit from fracking. Grossly misleading to imply otherwise.
Local job opportunities ?
Rig work is not local – the rigs move. So if someone gets a job on a rig, they will leave the farm, if not the region.
Class warfare ?
On the one side, you have Cabot, Range Resources, Anschutz and Chesapeake. On the other, you have the majority of the residents of many Upstate New York towns and cities. That’s class warfare.
Pennsylvania Farmers
The gas boom is already over in most of Pennsylvania. A gas boom does not change the economics of farming. Confabulating farming and fracking is simply misleading. Anyone that gets a job on a rig will leave the farm and follow the rig.
Fracking Jobs for New York State ?
Fracking shale is uneconomic in New York State
http://tinyurl.com/fracking-economics
And fracking can be ruinous to the NY environment
Including Upstate villages and roads
http://tinyurl.com/frackingroads
Time to address the issue via responsible regulations
http://tinyurl.com/frackingregulations
Local land use controls
http://www.scribd.com/doc/63141534/Gas-Well-Zoning
And local road ordinances
http://www.scribd.com/doc/76437212/Frack-Truck-Impacts-on-Towns
Not fracking mockumentaries from gas lobbyists
http://www.scribd.com/doc/77780905/Gas-Lobby-in-NY
And their shills
http://tinyurl.com/shaleshills
Monday, January 23, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
WBNG Pro-gas show tomorrow night (Important == please read)
WBNG Pro-gas Propaganda
& The Media Access Problem
The short of it:
PLEASE carefully watch the WBNG show tomorrow night.
(...if you can bear it...) Record it if you can.
Start 5m prior and include 5m after.
I will send instructions for making a complaint with the FCC later.
This really major, folks.
License renewals are coming up in a couple of years,
and WBNG is already in the hotseat:
Background: http://williamahuston.blogspot.com/2010/09/revised-script-complain-to-wbng-12-and.html
Also: http://williamahuston.blogspot.com/search?q=wbng
& The Media Access Problem
The short of it:
PLEASE carefully watch the WBNG show tomorrow night.
(...if you can bear it...) Record it if you can.
Start 5m prior and include 5m after.
- Note any inaccuracies (lies) or bias that you find
- Watch for any sponsorship identification
(starting 5m before the show to 5 min. after it ends)
If they DO NOT mention a sponsor, there is a big problem.
If they DO mention a sponsor, note who it is. - Watch for anything which you would say works against the public interest.
I will send instructions for making a complaint with the FCC later.
This really major, folks.
License renewals are coming up in a couple of years,
and WBNG is already in the hotseat:
Background: http://williamahuston.blogspot.com/2010/09/revised-script-complain-to-wbng-12-and.html
Also: http://williamahuston.blogspot.com/search?q=wbng
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Libous' office: NO MEETING w/Patrick McElligott
Senator Libous: 607-773-8771, 877-854-2687 (Binghamton), 518-455-2677 (Albany)
I just called Sen. Libous' office.
I am SHOCKED by this, but his office is saying
1) Sen. Libous meets with his constituents every day
2) Sen. Libous sits on an advisory board loaded with environmentalists
3) Sen. Libous hears both sides
4) NO MEETING w/Patrick McElligott
5) the Sen. will not change his mind on this issue.
I asked:
Don't you think it's strange that a representative WILL NOT meet with a constituent?
(repeats 1-5 above)
I replied: but Patrick has stated he does not want to change the Senator's mind.
(repeats 1-5 above)
then I'm sorry... I've answered you... hangs up.
PLEASE CALL TO HELP PATRICK:
Sen. Libous: Please have a meeting with Patrick McElligott
Here are his numbers:
Senator Libous: 607-773-8771, 877-854-2687 (Binghamton),
518-455-2677 (Albany)
He's in Albany, so may want to try there first.
But call both offices.
Call often.
--
William Huston WilliamAHuston@gmail.com
Binghamton NY Phone: 607-321-7846
SocialNet: http://facebook.com/billhuston
Videos: http://youtube.com/billhuston http://vimeo.com/billhuston
Bio/blog: http://binghamtonpmc.org/bio.html http://WilliamAHuston.blogspot.com
Binghamton-area discussion; spirituality topics: http://tinyurl.com/STNYlightworkers
Binghamton Public Access TV is Open-To-Everyone! http://www.O2ETV.org
I just called Sen. Libous' office.
I am SHOCKED by this, but his office is saying
1) Sen. Libous meets with his constituents every day
2) Sen. Libous sits on an advisory board loaded with environmentalists
3) Sen. Libous hears both sides
4) NO MEETING w/Patrick McElligott
5) the Sen. will not change his mind on this issue.
I asked:
Don't you think it's strange that a representative WILL NOT meet with a constituent?
(repeats 1-5 above)
I replied: but Patrick has stated he does not want to change the Senator's mind.
(repeats 1-5 above)
then I'm sorry... I've answered you... hangs up.
PLEASE CALL TO HELP PATRICK:
Sen. Libous: Please have a meeting with Patrick McElligott
Here are his numbers:
Senator Libous: 607-773-8771, 877-854-2687 (Binghamton),
518-455-2677 (Albany)
He's in Albany, so may want to try there first.
But call both offices.
Call often.
--
William Huston WilliamAHuston@gmail.com
Binghamton NY Phone: 607-321-7846
SocialNet: http://facebook.com/billhuston
Videos: http://youtube.com/billhuston http://vimeo.com/billhuston
Bio/blog: http://binghamtonpmc.org/bio.html http://WilliamAHuston.blogspot.com
Binghamton-area discussion; spirituality topics: http://tinyurl.com/STNYlightworkers
Binghamton Public Access TV is Open-To-Everyone! http://www.O2ETV.org
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