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HANDS OFF HOME RULE In New York State, “home rule” guarantees the right of a town or a city to determine its own future. Over the past year, more than a hundred municipalities have exercised their right to enact bans and moratoria that prohibit fracking. These ordinances now protect more than one and one half million New Yorkers, and virtually every week more towns and cities adopt laws and ordinances that bar fracking. FIRE FIELD REDUXWe’ve known for some time that the Cuomo Administration doesn’t give a damn about the public health threat posed by fracking, and the DEC has ignored legitimate scientific studies in favor of self-serving “data” downloaded from corporate websites. Nevertheless it was still a surprise to find out that the state official responsible for controlling greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas wells doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with greenhouse gas emissions. Director of Mineral Resources Bradley J. Field signed a petition claiming “there is no convincing evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane or other greenhouse gases is causing… disruption of the Earth’s climate.” You can read more about Bradley J. Field here – and see why Catskill Citizens has been calling for removal of Mr. Field for years. Fire Field Now! TAKE ACTION! “FRIEND” GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO The Governor may ignore our letters, phone calls, emails and faxes, so let’s try another approach: let’s friend him on Facebook – and turn his homepage into one of the biggest online anti-fracking sites in the country! PUSH BACK!Saturday, July 28, 10:00-2:00 PM STOP THE FRACK ATTACK! A national day of action on the West lawn in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. For more information, and to register, go to stopthefrackattack.org. Is your org signed onto the American Clean Energy Agenda? Contact [email protected] for more information. Please share this Update link, cut and paste to Facebook and Twitter: http://bit.ly/MagqCb For more information email [email protected] or call (845) 468 7063 Please donate to Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy. To unsubscribe from this email list, please email [email protected] and type unsubscribe in the header. |