Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 6-30 Blast To Save Moratorium

    Uploaded by

    Mark D. Levine
    19 views1 page
    The document urges readers to contact the New York governor to demand that he continue the moratorium on fracking. It argues that fracking poses risks to water supplies, as it involves injecting millions of gallons of toxic fluids into the ground and New York has no plans to deal with potential water contamination. It cites examples from other states of worst-case scenarios occurring and says New York is not prepared to monitor wells or ensure companies can pay for cleanups if spills happen. The document concludes that anything less than an outright ban on fracking puts public health and financial costs at risk.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    6-30 Blast to Save Moratorium

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The document urges readers to contact the New York governor to demand that he continue the moratorium on fracking. It argues that fracking poses risks to water supplies, as it involves injecting millions of gallons of toxic fluids into the ground and New York has no plans to deal with potential water contamination. It cites examples from other states of worst-case scenarios occurring and says New York is not prepared to monitor wells or ensure companies can pay for cleanups if spills happen. The document concludes that anything less than an outright ban on fracking puts public health and financial costs at risk.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as doc, pdf, or txt
    19 views1 page

    6-30 Blast To Save Moratorium

    Uploaded by

    Mark D. Levine
    The document urges readers to contact the New York governor to demand that he continue the moratorium on fracking. It argues that fracking poses risks to water supplies, as it involves injecting millions of gallons of toxic fluids into the ground and New York has no plans to deal with potential water contamination. It cites examples from other states of worst-case scenarios occurring and says New York is not prepared to monitor wells or ensure companies can pay for cleanups if spills happen. The document concludes that anything less than an outright ban on fracking puts public health and financial costs at risk.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as doc, pdf, or txt
    of 1

    Subject line: URGENTCUOMO TO LIFT MORATORIUM ON FRACKING

    TAKE ACTION NOW We can live without gas; we cant live without water.
    We just got word that Governor Cuomo will seek to lift the current ban on hydraulic fracturing. Please contact Governor Cuomo today and demand that he continue the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in New York State. The fracturing process involves injecting millions of gallons of highly toxic fluids into the ground at every well site. New York State has no contingency plan either for installing filtration systems anywhere in the state or for maintaining supplies of drinking water in the event that water systems become polluted as a result of hydraulic fracturing. The experience of other states like Pennsylvania and Texas shows that the worst-case scenario can happen. Our government should not open the State to this risky form of drilling, as no one is prepared to deal with the possible consequences. The State does not have the staff to monitor the wells. There is no requirement that drilling companies demonstrate they have the capacity, knowledge, or financing to clean up a major spill of toxic liquid into a waterway or the water table. Indeed, we dont know if it is even possible to clean up such a spill. Anything less than an outright ban puts all of us at risk from drillings potential to pollute our water and food supply and cost us billions of dollars in filtration systems. For now, we must keep the moratorium in place.

    CALL OR WRITE THE GOVERNOR TODAY Keep the moratorium on fracking in all of New York State
    A human being will take your comments at 518-474-8390 or 518-474-1041 or you can leave a message OR write to Hon. Andrew M. Cuomo, State Capitol, Albany, N.Y. 12224 OR email the Governor at http://www.governor.ny.gov/contact/GovernorContactForm.php OR do all three!

    You might also like