"CUOMO FAILS TO LEAD, LEGISLATURE FAILS TO ACT
Last week the New York State legislature once again adjourned without having taken any action to protect the public from the worst excesses of the gas industry. The legal loophole that lets the industry unsafely dispose of hazardous wastewater remains open, and New York continues to be a dumping ground for radioactive drilling waste imported from Pennsylvania. Just how dangerous is this waste? Some of it is so dangerous that landfills in Pennsylvania refuse to accept it, and even West Virginia won't let it in the state.
It's an open secret that the New York's compliant legislature is unlikely to enact fracking legislation unless it's directed to do so by Governor Cuomo, so it's fair to hold him accountable for the paralysis in Albany. During the final days of the legislative session, the Assembly passed a moratorium bill, but Cuomo remained silent and the bill died in the Senate.
At 5:30 PM on Monday June 30, there will be a Ban Fracking Rally outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan. While protestors occupy 42nd Street, Cuomo will be inside the hotel presiding over a fundraiser where the cheapest seats go for $1,000. The rally is free. Get the details here."
- excerpt from "Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy "
It's an open secret that the New York's compliant legislature is unlikely to enact fracking legislation unless it's directed to do so by Governor Cuomo, so it's fair to hold him accountable for the paralysis in Albany. During the final days of the legislative session, the Assembly passed a moratorium bill, but Cuomo remained silent and the bill died in the Senate.
At 5:30 PM on Monday June 30, there will be a Ban Fracking Rally outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan. While protestors occupy 42nd Street, Cuomo will be inside the hotel presiding over a fundraiser where the cheapest seats go for $1,000. The rally is free. Get the details here."
