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    • FRAC SAND MINING
    • FRACKING WASTE DISPOSAL >
      • AKZO-NOBEL SALT MINE
      • AUBURN, NY
      • EARTHQUAKES
      • HYLAND LANDFILL, ANGELICA, NY
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      • LIQUID NATURAL GAS STORAGE AND EXPORT
      • LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS STORAGE
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    • SPREADING DRILLING WASTE ON NYS ROADS >
      • BRINE APPROVED FOR USE ON MONROE & NEIGHBORING COUNTY ROADS
    • TRANSPORTING FOSSIL FUELS BY RAIL & BARGE
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    • WATER WITHDRAWAL >
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        • PAINTED POST HEARING IN ROCHESTER 2/24/14
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2012 NEWS ARTICLES 

12/31/12: Insurance Journal: Lynne Tuohy (AP): Long-Awaited New Hampshire Pollution Trial Ready to Start: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/12/31/275603.htm

12/30/12: Pipeline-PostGazette [PA]: Erich Schwartzel: Fouled Waters: Woodlands Trying to Solve Its Own Problems: http://pipeline.post-gazette.com/news/investigations/24971-fouled-waters-woodlands-trying-to-solve-its-own-problems

12/28/12: PR Watch: Lisa Graves: Energy In Depth: A Reporters' Guide to Its Founding, Funding and Flacks: http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/12/11921/“energy-depth”-–-reporters’-guide-its-founding-funding-and-flacks

12/27/12: The New York Times: John M. Broder: E.P.A. Chief to Step Down, with Climate Still Low Priority: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/28/science/earth/lisa-p-jackson-of-epa-to-step-down.html?emc=na&_r=0

12/25/12: Times Union: Al Appleton: DEC Selling Out to Fracking Industry:
http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/DEC-selling-out-to-fracking-industry-4144245.php

12/25/12: The Corning Leader: Mary Esch (AP): Shale Rush Unlikely in NY in '13, Even if Fracking OK'd: http://www.the-leader.com/features/x1922382609/Shale-rush-unlikely-in-NY-in-13-even-if-fracking-OKd?zc_p=0

12/20/12: Community Environmental Defense Council: Taking Claims? Oxford Village Insurance Company Says They'll Cover Defense: http://tinyurl.com/c6qvypu

12/20/12: NY Common Cause: Fracking-Related Campaign Contributions in Southern Tier Elections: http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7Bfb3c17e2-cdd1-4df6-92be-bd4429893665%7D/SOUTHERN%20TIER%20FRACKING%20REPORT%20--%20FINAL.PDF

12/18/12: The New York Times: John M. Broder and Clifford Krauss: A Big Bet on Gas-to-Liquid Technology: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/business/energy-environment/sasol-betting-big-on-gas-to-liquid-plant-in-us.html?hp

12/18/12: Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Don Hopey: Farmer Released From Jail After Confronting Workers Over Mine Discharge: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/marcellusshale/farmer-released-from-jail-after-confronting-workers-over-mine-discharge-666836/

12/18/12: HuffPost GREEN:  Kristen Wyatt (AP): Colorado Oil and Gas Industry Under Pressure as Protests Mount: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/17/colorado-oil-and-gas-industry_n_2316847.html

12/17/12: Timesonline [PA]: Fayette County Farmer Spends Weekend in Jail:   http://www.timesonline.com/news/state/fayette-county-farmer-spends-weekend-in-jail/article_a2b29206-48b8-11e2-8dc9-0019bb30f31a.html

12/17/12: The Nation: Elizabeth Royte:  Fracking Our Food Supply:  http://www.thenation.com/article/171504/fracking-our-food-supply#

12/16/12: Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh): Emily DeMarco: Shale Drillers Want to Move Wastewater on Barges: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/marcellusshale/shale-drillers-want-to-move-wastewater-on-barges-666573/

12/15/12: (published on line 12/11) The New York Times: Adam Davidson: Welcome to Saudi Albany? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/16/magazine/welcome-to-saudi-albany.html

12/15/12: The New York Times: Editorial: Sending Natural Gas Abroad: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/16/opinion/sunday/sending-natural-gas-abroad.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

12/14/12: MIT Technology Review: Jessica Leber: Studies Link Earthquakes to Wastewater From Fracking: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/508151/studies-link-earthquakes-to-wastewater-from-fracking/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-daily-all&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20121217

12/14/12: The Engineer (UK): UK lifts its fracking moratorium: Frack for Good:  http://www.theengineer.co.uk/blog/frack-for-good/1014979.article#ixzz2F4zaRrll

12/13/12: Aljazeera: Energy-Hungry China Seeks Shale Gas Supremacy:  http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/12/20121211133750745950.html

12/13/12: Marketwatch 666: Got Gas? Oil Well Flaring as Seen from Space:
http://marketwatch666.blogspot.com/2012/12/got-gas-oil-well-flaring-from-space.html 

12/13/12: WGRZ.com (Buffalo): Frack Waste Fears: Panama, NY in Chautauqua County.  EPA permits Bear Lake Properties (John Holco, V.P.) in PA to inject 2.5 million gallons per month of fracking waste in old gas wells, 100 yards from the NY state line, receiving station is only 50 feet from the NY border: http://www.wgrz.com/news/daybreak/article/192449/37/Frack-Waste-Fears

12/11/12: Truthout: Mike Ludwig: Regulators Under Fire for Keeping Fracking Pollution Test Results Under Wraps: http://truth-out.org/news/item/13268-report-links-fracking-to-health-problems-in-pennsylvania-regulators-under-fire-for-keeping-lab-results-under-wraps#.UMkjBfQweDc.email

12/11/12: ProPublica: Abrahm Lustgarten: How the Feds Let Industry Pollute the Nation's Underground Water Supply: http://www.propublica.org/article/poisoning-the-well-how-the-feds-let-industry-pollute-the-nations-undergroun

12/11/12: NRDC Switchboard: Daniel Raichel's Blog: Supporting Home Rule Over Fracking in NY: NRDC Files brief on Behalf of Environmental and Non-Profit Orgs:   http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/draichel/supporting_home_rule_over_frac.html    

12/11/12: Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter announces multi-state coalition's intent to sue EPA over methane emissions: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/12-11-12_ags_intent_to_sue_epa.docx

12/11/12: EcoWatch: Toxic Fracking Wastewater Banned in White Plains, NY:  http://ecowatch.org/2012/fracking-wastewater-banned/
 
12/11/12: Press Connects: Steve Reilly: AG Inquires About Conflicts on Fracking Votes in Southern Tier: http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20121211/NEWS11/312110060/AG-inquires-about-conflicts-fracking-votes-Southern-Tier?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

12/11/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: Fracking Comment Period Set to Open: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/12-11-12_dc_comment_period_.pdf

12/10/12: TriplePundit: RP Siegel: Major Pro-Fracking Studies Discredited: http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/12/major-pro-fracking-studies-discredited/

12/10/12: The National Geographic: Thomas K. Grose: U.K. Dash for Shale Gas a Test for Global Fracking: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/12/121210-united-kingdom-fracking-moratorium/

12/9/12: The-LEADER.com (Corning): NY Taking Comment on Revised Gas Drilling Rules: http://www.the-leader.com/features/x1922375210/NY-taking-comment-on-revised-gas-drilling-rules

12/6/12: TruthOut.org: Bayou Frack-Out: The Massive Oil and Gas Disaster You've Never Heard of: http://truth-out.org/news/item/13136-bayou-frack-out-the-massive-oil-and-gas-disaster-youve-never-heard-of#.UOGKYr9PnPY.email

12/6/12: NPR: BOOMTOWN: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/boomtown/

12/6/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: Fracking Decision in Feb.?  /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/12-6-12_dc_fracking_decision_in_feb

12/5/12: Siena Research Institute: Upstate Fracking is Supported by Downstaters; Plurality of Upstaters Oppose:  http://www.siena.edu/uploadedfiles/home/parents_and_community/community_page/sri/sny_poll/SNY%20December%205%202012%20Poll%20Release%20--%20FINAL.pdf

12/5/12: The New York Times: Clifford Krauss: Report Bolsters the Case for Large U.S. Natural Gas Exports: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/business/energy-environment/government-report-bolsters-the-case-for-large-us-natural-gas-exports.html?pagewanted=1&tntemail1=y&_r=0&emc=tnt

12/5/12: Livingston County News: Howard Appell: Hydrofracking Moratorium Puts Avon in National Headlines: http://thelcn.com/2012/12/05/hydrofracking-moratorium-lawsuit-puts-avon-in-national-headlines/

12/4/12: Think Progress: Climate Progress: Joe Romm: Shale Shocked: Studies Tie Rise of Significant Earthquakes in U.S. Midcontinent to Wastewater Injection: http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/12/04/1273461/shale-shocked-studies-rise-significant-earthquakes-wastewater-injection/

12/4/12: PressConnects: Steve Reilly: Binghamton Appeals Fracking Moratorium Decision: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/12-4-12_pressconnects_binghamton_appeals.docx

12/3/12: Times Union: Brian Nearing: Special Report on Hydrofracking: Benefits, Unease Follow Boom: http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Special-report-on-hydrofracking-Benefits-unease-4084216.php

12/3/12: PressConnects.com: Joseph Spector: Environmentalists Call for Broader Health Review of Hydrofracking:  http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20121203/NEWS11/121203007/Environmentalists-call-broader-health-review-hydrofracking-?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE&nclick_check=1

12/3/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: Gas Driller Sues DEC and Avon: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/12-3-12_dc_lenape.pdf

12/2/12: The Ithaca Journal: Andrew Casler: Some Energy Companies Give Up on Fracking in New York: http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20121202/NEWS01/312020037/Some-energy-companies-leaving-N-Y-?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

12/2/12: Times Union: Brian Nearing: Human Side of Fracking Debate:  http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Human-side-of-fracking-debate-4084241.php

12/2/12: The Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: What's Next For Fracking: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/12-2-12_dc_whats_next.docx

12/1/12: The-Leader.com (Corning): Peter Mantius: Doctors' Fracking Concerns Being Ignored: http://www.the-leader.com/opinions/x1922372214/Peter-Mantius-Doctors-fracking-concerns-being-ignored?zc_p=0

12/1/12: Times Union: Fred LeBrun Commentary: A Dose of Reality on Fracking:   http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/A-dose-of-reality-on-fracking-4084063.php

11/30/12: New York Post: Ex-PA Gov. Rendell to Gov. Cuomo: Fracking Would be Good for New York State:  http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/dem_frack_boost_681K6tOSjmS7xU1vaTGFtO

11/30/12: D&C: Jon Campbell: New Fracking Comment Period Slated:   /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/11-30-12_dc_comment_period.pdf

11/29/12: Daily News: Robert Howarth: Fracking Good for the Climate? What a Load of Hot Air: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/fracking-good-climate-load-hot-air-article-1.1209692?localLinksEnabled=false

11/28/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: More Time on Fracking:  /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/11-28-12_dc_more_time.pdf

11/26/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Micjael Rubinkam: Natural Gas Drillers Target Truck, Bus Market: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/11-26-12_dc_ng_for_trucks__buses.pdf

11/26/12: NPR's On Point: Better Fracking: http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/11/26/better-fracking

11/23/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Editorial: NY Only Gets One Chance On Fracking:  /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/11-23-12_dc_fracking_editorial.pdf

11/22/12: The Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: Academics Asked to Complete Fracking Review by Dec. 3: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/11-22-12_dc_dec_3_deadline.pdf


11/21/12: New York Post: Andrew's Latest Dither:  http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/andrew_latest_dither_PbrSK83zxGcB2osavk61HP

11/20/12: Fred Dicker Show: People Don't Want to be Poisoned - - Gov. Cuomo: http://vimeo.com/54120913

11/20/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: Fracking Industry Groups Angered By Delays, Comments: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/11-20-12_dc_industry_angered.pdf

11/20/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: UB President Shuts Down Shale-Gas Institute: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/11-20-12_dc_ub_shale_inst_shut_down.pdf

11/19/12: Wall Street Journal: Drillers Begin Reusing "Frack Water":  /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/11-19-12_wsj_recycling_frack_water.pdf

11/19/12: The Nation: Ellen Cantarow: The Fight Against Fracking: http://www.thenation.com/article/171334/fight-against-fracking

11/19/12: AlterNet: by Jill Richardson: Why Fracking May Ruin Your Thanksgiving:   http://www.alternet.org/fracking/why-fracking-may-ruin-your-thanksgiving?paging=off

11/19/12: Politics on the Hudson: Jon Campbell: UB President Shuts Down Controversial Shale Institute: http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2012/11/19/ub-president-shuts-down-controversial-shale-institute/

11/16/12: NPR: Elizabeth Shogren: Loophole Lets Toxic Oil Water Flow Over Indian Land: http://www.npr.org/2012/11/15/164688735/loophole-lets-toxic-oil-water-flow-over-indian-land

11/16/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: State Taps Experts for Fracking Review: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/11-16-12_dc_3_health_experts.pdf

11/16/12: The Marcellus Effect: Federal Judge Tosses "Force Majeure" Out the Window: http://marcelluseffect.blogspot.com/2012/11/federal-judge-tosses-force-majeure-out.html 

11/14/12: San Francisco Chronicle (via Bloomberg News): Gas Prices Doomed to Stay Low as Producers Pump Faster: http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Gas-Prices-Doomed-to-Stay-Low-as-Producers-Pump-4037388.php#page-1

11/14/12: AlterNet.org: by Tara Lohan: Energy Independence for America Is  a Worthy Goal -- But It's a Death Wish If We Do It With Oil & Gas: http://www.alternet.org/environment/energy-independence-america-worthy-goal-its-death-wish-if-we-do-it-oil-gas?paging=off

11/9/12: The Post-Journal (Jamestown): Mary Esch (AP): Drill Baby, Drill? NY Anti-Fracking Candidates Fared Poorly: http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/613006/Drill-Baby--Drill-.html?nav=5192

11/8/12: New Report Shows Radioactive Threat to New York if Fracking Approved:  http://ecowatch.org/2012/radioactive-threat-to-new-york/

11/5/12: The Leader (Corning) by Peter Mantius: Marcellus Watch: A River of Waste: http://www.the-leader.com/opinions/x255965316/Marcellus-Watch-A-river-of-waste

11/5/12: The New York Times: by Jon Hurdle: Pennsylvania Report Left Out Data on Poisons in Water Near Gas Site: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/us/pennsylvania-omitted-poison-data-in-water-report.html?_r=0 

Fall 2012: Sierra Atlantic: Flawed Natural Gas Leases Raise Risk of New Mortgage Meltdown: http://newyork.sierraclub.org/FrackedMortgages.htm

11/1/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: Communities to Look to Join Fracking Case: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/11-1-12_dc_homerule.pdf

10/31/12: Rochester CITY Newspaper: Jeremy Moule: Fracking's Insurance Issues: http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/frackings-insurance-issues/Content?oid=2151607

10/31/12: PressConnects: Jon Campbell: Faculty, Student Group Calls for End to UB Marcellus Shale Institute: http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20121031/NEWS11/310310070/Faculty-student-group-calls-end-UB-Marcellus-Shale-institute?odyssey=nav%7Chead

10/27/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: Fracking Support Rising in NY:   /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/10-27-12_dc_fracking_support_rising_in_ny.pdf

10/24/12: Times Union: Rick Karlin: Petition Seeks Fracking Mixture: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Petition-seeks-fracking-mixture-3979336.php

10/23/12: YahooFinance: Wine and Fracking Don't Mix, Say Vineyard Owners:  http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wine-fracking-dont-mix-vineyard-owners-201518823--finance.html

10/24/12: The New York Times pull-out section on energy:
1. Bigger Than Either of Them, by Clifford Krauss: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/energy-environment/us-energy-policy-caught-in-the-vise-of-economics-and-politics.html?ref=todayspaper
2. After Federal Jolt, Clean Energy Seeks New Spark. by John Broder: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/energy-environment/future-of-american-aid-to-clean-energy.html?ref=todayspaper
3. In Oil-Rich Iran, Natural Gas Turns Wheels, by Thomas Erdbrink: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/energy-environment/to-lower-pollution-iran-becomes-a-natural-gas-leader.html?ref=todayspaper    
4.  The Big New Push to Export America's Gas Bounty, by Mark Scott: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/energy-environment/excelerate-energy-aims-to-be-a-leader-in-natural-gas.html?ref=todayspaper
5. Corn Ethanol Makers Weigh Switch to Butanol, by Henry Fountain: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/energy-environment/weighing-butanol-as-an-alternative-to-ethanol.html 
6. Aging and Expensive, Reactors Face Mothballs, by Matthew L. Wald: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/energy-environment/economics-forcing-some-nuclear-plants-into-retirement.html
7. Gleaning Clues on Sunny Days from the Clouds, by David Ferris: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/energy-environment/gleaning-clues-on-sunny-days-from-the-clouds.html?pagewanted=all
8. Canada's New Pipeline Woes, by Ian Austen: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/energy-environment/canadas-new-pipeline-woes.html
9. Cities Enticed by Pay-if-You-Save Energy Deals, by Jim Witkin:   http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/energy-environment/energy-service-contracts-a-boon-for-public-agencies.html?ref=todayspaper&gwh=7212F8F1DDD2EC2E3A75FC557955315D


10/22/12: American Public Media: Marketplace: Scott Tong: The real energy gusher produced by Ohio fracking: Oil:  http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/real-energy-gusher-produced-ohio-fracking-oil

10/21/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Kevin Begos (AP): Reports: Marcellus Reserves Larger Than Expected: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/10-21-12_dc_marcellus_reserves.pdf

10/20/12: The New York Times: by Clifford Krauss and Eric Lipton: After the Boom in Natural Gas (a study of the industry's economics): http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/business/energy-environment/in-a-natural-gas-glut-big-winners-and-losers.html?_r=0

10/20/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: Fracking Health Study Still in Office: DEC: Experts to be hired 'soon': /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/10-20-12-_dc_fracking_health_study.pdf

10/19/12: Common Dreams: Fracking Poisoning Families at Alarming Rate: Report:  http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/10/19-2

10/18/12: The New York Times: David Brooks: A Sad Green Story:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/opinion/brooks-a-sad-green-story.html

10/18/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Ramit Plushnick-Masti (AP): Pipeline Irritates Texas Landowners: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/10-18-12_dc_texas_pipelines.pdf

10/18/12: EcoWatch.org: Steve Horn: Fracking Our Future: Shale Gas Industry Targets Ciollege Campuses, K-12 Schools: http://ecowatch.org/2012/fracking-our-future/

10/18/12: Bloomberg.com: Jim Efstathiou, Jr: Marcellus Gas Wells Likely Harming Public Health: Survey: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-18/marcellus-gas-wells-likely-harming-public-health-survey.html

10/17/12: Bloomberg.com: Championing Coal, Romney and Obama Ignore Its Dark Side: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-17/championing-coal-romney-and-obama-ignore-its-dark-side.html

10/16/12: YNN Capital Tonight: Liz Benjamin: Appeals Filed in Middlefield and Dryden Ban Cases: http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/2012/10/appeals-filed-in-middlefield-and-dryden-fracking-ban-cases/

10/15/12: Ithaca Journal: Jon Campbell: Fracking Supporters Rally in Albany: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/12_ithaca_journal_fracking_supporters_rally_in_albany.pdf

10/15/12: BuffaloNews.com: John Peters: Another Voice: Fracking Spoiled Farm's Hay Fields: http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121015/CITYANDREGION/121019518/1074

10/13/12: National Geographic: Marianne Lavelle: Natural Gas Stirs Hope and Fear in PA: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/101022-energy-marcellus-shale-gas-overview/

10/12/12: Common Dreams: Penn Governor Greenlights Fracking on College Campuses:   http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/10/12-4

10-11-12: Brighton-Pittsford Post: Justin Wilcox: We Need Serious Answers On Fracking Wastewater: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/10-11-12_b-ppost_wilcox_essay.pdf

10/11/12: ars technica: Scott Johnson: EPA Fracking Investigation in Wyoming Revisited after Objections: http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/10/epa-fracking-investigation-in-wyoming-revisited-after-objections/

10/11/12: The Villager: Eileen Stukane: A Burning Issue About Pipeline: Will Gas Pack Radon: http://www.thevillager.com/?p=7817

10/10/12: Common Dreams: Report: EPA Can't Keep Pace With Fracking Surge: 
https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/10/10-7

10/9/12: The Hill: Ben Geman: EPA Struggling to Keep Pace with 'Fracking' Boom: http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/261033-report-epa-struggling-to-keep-pace-with-fracking-boom

10/9/12: R-CAUSE delivers 4040 petition signatures to the Monroe County Executive and Legislature calling for a ban on fracking and all its related activities on county properties: /sign-our-petition.html

10/8/12: The Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: On Fracking, Middle Ground Eludes Cuomo: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/10-8-12_dc_middle_ground.pdf

10/6/12: Democrat and Chronicle: County Dems Call for Ban on Fracking Waste:  /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/10-6-12_dc_county.pdf

10/6/12: Ohio.com: Julie Carr Smyth (AP): Cash-Strapped States Weigh Tax Policy on Drilling: http://www.ohio.com/business/cash-strapped-states-weigh-tax-policy-on-drilling-1.339917

10/4/12: Press Connects: US Releases Estimate of Utica Shale Reserves: http://www.pressconnects.com/viewart/20121005/NEWS01/310050050/US-releases-estimate-Utica-Shale-reserves

10/4/12: USGS Newsroom: USGS Releases First Assessment of Shale Gas Resources in the Utica Shale: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3419&from=rss_home#.UHAna45WJk5

10/4/12: EcoWatch: Health Professionals Denounce Cuomo's Health Review on Fracking: http://ecowatch.org/2012/denounce-fracking-reveiw/

10/3/12: The Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell:  Cuomo: 'There is No Step Back' on Hydrofracking: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/10-3-12_dc_there_is_no_step_back.docx

10/3/12: Shale Gas Review: Tom Wilbur: Court Rules Against Binghamton Fracking Moratorium: Home Rule Supporters Win Key Points in Broader Fight: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/10-3-12_shale_gas_review.docx

10/2/12: Remapping Debate: David Kay Johnston: Poorly Maintained Gas Pipelines Put Increasing Numbers at Risk: http://www.remappingdebate.org/node/288?page=0,3

10/2/12: Reuters: The Casualties of Chesapeake's "land grab" across America: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/02/us-chesapeake-landgrab-substory-idUSBRE8910E920121002

10/2/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: Hydrofracking Delay Leads to Uncertainty: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/dc_10-2-12-_delay_leading_to_uncertainty.docx

10/1/12: DCBureau.org: Peter Mantius: Louis W. Allstadt: From Support to Skeptic on NYS Fracking: DEC Not Up To The Job - Oil & Gas Industry Influences Regulators:  http://www.dcbureau.org/201210017915/natural-resources-news-service/louis-w-allstadt-from-supporter-to-skeptic-on-new-york-state-fracking.html

 9/30/12: The New York Times: Danny Hakim: Shift by Cuomo on Gas Drilling Prompts Both Anger and Praise: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/01/nyregion/with-new-delays-a-growing-sense-that-gov-andrew-cuomo-will-not-approve-gas-drilling.html?pagewanted=all

9/30/12: Solid Shale: Analysis: Is There a Seachange on Fracking in New York:  http://solidshale.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/analysis-is-there-a-seachange-on-fracking-in-new-york/

9/29/12: Democrat & Chronicle: Jon Campbell: More Delay Likely on Fracking Rules: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/dc_9-29-12_.pdf

9/28/12: The Corning Leader: Derrick Ek: Holding Point [Horseheads, NY] a Shale Gas Hub; Sand Facility to Open Soon: http://www.the-leader.com/features/x422901003/Holding-Point-a-shale-gas-hub

9/27/12: NYS Public RadioWNYC:  WXXI: Karen DeWitt:  Cuomo Says Health Study Could Speed Up Fracking Approval Process:  http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2012/sep/24/cuomo-says-health-study-could-speed-fracking-approval-process/

9/26/12: Syracuse.com: AP: Marcellus Shale Link: NY Records Show History of Oil, Gas Well Problems: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/09/marcellus_shale_links_ny_recor.html

9/26/12: pressconnects.com: Steve Reilly: Hang, DEC Differ Over Uncapped Wells:
-  /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/hang_dec_differ_over_uncapped_wells.pdf
- http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20120926/NEWS11/309260099/Hang-DEC-differ-over-uncapped-wells?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

9/26/12: pressconnects.com: Kevin Begos (AP): Range Announces Marcellus Pipeline, Export Deals: http://www.pressconnects.com/viewart/20120926/NEWS11/309260096/Range-announces-Marcellus-pipeline-export-deals

9/26/12: New York Post: Josh Kosman: Enter Sand Man: Baroszek Loves Fracking: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/enter_sand_man_NSgcEGb09XuzfBN4fdeHCL#.UGMrgcRR2G0.email

9/26/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: State Fracking Lawsuit Tossed:  /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/9-26-12_dc_drbc_lawsuit_tossed.pdf

9/26/12: Wall Street Journal: AP: Upstate NY Residents Voice Opposition to Pipeline: http://online.wsj.com/article/APc52565b6691c45ae9efd5e23d54b7c80.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTAPHeadlines#articleTabs%3Darticle

9/25/12: Democrat & Chronicle: editorial: Due Diligence on Hydrofracking in NY: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/dc_9-25-12_due_diligence.pdf

9/25/12: LA Times: Neela Banerhee: Watchdog Group Faults States' Inspections of Oil, Gas Wells: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-oil-gas-regulator-report-20120925,0,1590082.story

September 2012: Earthworks' Study: Breaking All the Rules: http://www.earthworksaction.org/issues/detail/oil_gas_enforcement

9/25/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: No Timetable on Fracking Review: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/9-25-12_dc_no_timetable.pdf

9/24/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: DEC Fracking Review Complex: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/dc_9-24-12_frackingreviewcomplex.pdf

9/23/12: The New York Times: by James Glanz: Power, Pollution and the Internet: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/technology/data-centers-waste-vast-amounts-of-energy-belying-industry-image.html?pagewanted=all

9/23/12: AP: Kevin Begos: Decades of Federal Dollars Helped Fuel Gas Boom: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAS_DRILLING_TAX_BREAKS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

9/21/12: The New York Times: Mireya Navarro: State's Call on Gas Drilling Will Await Health Review: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/9-21-12_nytimes.pdf

9/21/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell: DEC Chief Angers Fracking Opponents: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/9-21-21_dc.pdf

9/21/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Michael Rubinkam (AP): PA Governor Says Drilling Opponents Are 'Unreasoning': /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/9-21-12_dc_pa.pdf

9/20/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Chris Dolmetsch: Lawsuit Filed Over Fracking Records: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/9-20-12_dc.pdf
 
9/20/12: Artvoice: Buck Quigley: Is Binghamton's Water at Risk?: http://blogs.artvoice.com/avdaily/2012/09/20/is-binghamtons-water-at-risk/

9/19/12: The Village Voice by Denise Grollmus: Fracking: Boom or Doom - America's hydraulic fracturing gold rush portends the greatest environmental disaster of a generation:  http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-09-19/news/boom-or-doom-fracking-environment/5/

9/19/12: Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard: Kate Sindig: NRDC Launches Community Fracking Defense Project:  http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ksinding/nrdc_launches_community_fracki.html

9/19/12: Times Union: Environmental Group Sues NY Over Drilling Records:
http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Environmental-group-sues-NY-over-drilling-records-3877178.php

9/18/12: The Times Tribute (Scranton, PA): Laura Legere: DEP Inspections Show More Shale Well Cement Problems: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/dep-inspections-show-more-shale-well-cement-problems-1.1205108

9/18/12: PressConnects.com: Elizabeth Radow: Gas Drilling, Homeowners Don't Mix: http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20120919/VIEWPOINTS02/309190005/Guest-Viewpoint-Gas-drilling-homeowners-don-t-mix?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p

WATKINS GLEN: THE PEOPLE VS INERGY GAS STORAGE FACILITY:
9/20/12: The Odessa File: Female Protester Refuses to Pay Fine, Gets 150 day Sentence: http://www.odessafile.com/features.html 

9/20/12: Frack Action: Julia Walsh: Reading Center Update:   /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/watkins_glen_update_9-20-12.docx

9/19/12: Statement by Gary Judson: http://tinyurl.com/92pwncu


9/19/12: YouTube: After the Court Date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKkDIrb-8vY

9/17-23/2012: Tompkins Weekly: Patricia Brhel: Town OKs Fracking Ban: http://www.weebly.com/uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/9-17-12_tompkins_weekly_caroline_oksban.pdf

9/13/12: The Wall Street Journal by Angel Gonzalez: Making Sense of the U.S. Oil Boom: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444301704577631820865343432.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLE_Video_Third

9/13/12: Environmental Working Group and coalition letter to US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Addressing the Impact of Oil and Gas leases on US Property Values and Mortgages: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/12.pdf

9/13/12: The Buffalo News: Frank J. Dinan: Methane a Rising Danger in Global Warming
http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120913/OPINION/120919685

9/13/12: Wall Street Journal: Angel GFonzalez: Making Sense of the US Oil Boom: interview with Daniel Yergin:   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444301704577631820865343432.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLE_Video_Third

9/12/12: WXXI NEWS: Karen Dewitt: Poll Shows Increased Support for Fracking: http://wxxinews.org/post/poll-shows-increased-support-fracking

9/11/12: Democrat and Chronicle: 9/11/12: Jessica Bakeman: Cuomo: No Rush to Decide Fracking: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/91112_cuomo-_no_rush.pdf

9/10/12: Albany Watch: Jessica Bakeman: Cuomo: No Pressure for Immediate Fracking Decision: http://statepolitics.lohudblogs.com/2012/09/10/cuomo-no-pressure-for-immediate-fracking-decision/

8/31/12: The New York Times: Mireya Navarro: State Considering Studying Health Impacts of Fracking: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/state-considering-studying-health-impacts-of-fracking/

8/29/12: PR Watch: Sara Jerving: New Yorkers Rally to Urge Gov. Cuomo to Reject Fracking: 
http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/08/11730/new-yorkers-rally-urge-gov-cuomo-reject-fracking

8/28/12: Wall Street Journal: Joseph de Avila: Battle Over Fracking Goes Local: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444327204577617793552508470.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

8/28/12: The Detroit News: David Shepardson: White House Finalizes 'Historic' Fuel Rules For Automakers: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120828/AUTO01/208280392/1148/auto01/U-S-finalizes-2025-fuel-rules-automakers
Note this paragraph: "One change in the final rule grants new credits from 2017-2012 for vehicles that run on compressed natural gas equivalent to credits fro plug-in electric hybrids..."

8/28/12: The Philadelphia Enquirer: Sandy Bauers: NY to Rule on Fracking, Which Could Affect the Delaware River Water Basin: http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-28/news/33451649_1_shale-deposits-deep-underground-marcellus-shale-natural-gas

8/28/12: NPR: Methane Making An Appearance in PA Water Supply:  http://www.npr.org/2012/08/28/160128351/methane-making-an-appearance-in-pa-water-supplies 

NYC Mayor Bloomberg:
8/28/12: WNYC.ORG: Bloomberg Backs Fracking - But Far From City's Water Supply: http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2012/aug/28/bloomberg-backs-fracking-far-citys-water-supply/
8/28/12: ecocentricblog.org: Kai Olson-Sawyer: Bloomberg to Cuomo: We Can Frack Safely: http://www.ecocentricblog.org/2012/08/28/bloomberg-to-cuomo-we-can-frack-safely/ 
8/24/12: The New York Times: Mireya Navarro: Bloomberg Backs "Responsible" Extraction of Gas and Pays to Help Set Up Rules: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/nyregion/bloomberg-backs-gas-drilling-with-rules-to-protect-the-environment.html
8/23/12: The Washington Post: Mayor Michael Bloomberg and George Mitchell: Fracking is too Important to Foul Up: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fracking-is-too-important-to-foul-up/2012/08/23/d320e6ee-ea0e-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_story.html


8/27/12: The New York Times: Sean Lennon's Destroying Precious Land for Gas:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/opinion/sean-lennon-destroying-precious-land-for-gas.html?_r=4&ref=opinion

8/24/12: Yahoo News: Australia's Victoria State Bans Coal Seam Gas Fracking:  
http://news.yahoo.com/australias-victoria-state-bans-coal-seam-gas-fracking-054547026.html

8/10/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Partisanship in Monroe Cripples Community: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201208120500/OPINION02/308100049

8/8/12: The National Geographic: Catherine T. Yang: China Drills Into Shale Gas, Targeting Huge Reserves Amid Challenges: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/08/120808-china-shale-gas/

8/5/12: The New York Times: Thomas Friedman: Let's Get It Right on Gas:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/opinion/sunday/friedman-get-it-right-on-gas.html?_r=1

8/3/12: Common Dreams: Clean Energy Programs 'Under Siege' by Fossil Fuel Giants: Study follows 'money trail' behind campaigns against renewable energy: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/08/03-3

8/2/12: Sierra Club Press release: Sierra Club Releases New Report Highlighting Attack on Clean Energy: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=246561.0

8/1/12: Associated Press via ShaleReporter.com: Gas Drilling Research Suffers From Lack of Funding: http://www.shalereporter.com/industry/article_ef723432-dcae-11e1-9439-001a4bcf6878.html 

8/1/12: Rochester City Newspaper: Jeremy Moule: Dems Push on Fracking: http://roccitynews.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/politics-dems-push-on-fracking-waste/

8/1/12: Ithaca Times, Louis DePietro: Tompkins County Legislators Call for Natural Gas Severance Tax: http://www.ithaca.com/news/article_4f6dd686-dbf4-11e1-8160-001a4bcf887a.html

8/1/12: Ithaca Journal: Fracking Opponents Target Cuomo Supporters:   /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/8-1-12letter_to_cuomo_supporters.pdf
Link to the letter: http://toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale/alerts/2012/08/02/final-frack

8/1/12: No Fracking Way: Chip Northrup: Fracker Cries Wolf to DEC:  http://blog.shaleshockmedia.org/2012/08/01/fracker-cries-wolf-to-dec/

7/31/12: Yahoo Finance: by Mary Esch, AP: Drill to NY: Stop the Local Bans or We'll Sue: 
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/driller-ny-stop-local-bans-161459423.html

7/31/12: CNN Money: by Steve Hargreaves: Drought Strains US Oil Production:  http://money.cnn.com/2012/07/31/news/economy/drought-oil-us/index.htm?iid=HP

7/30/12: Guardian Environmental Network: Is the Industry Buying Academics: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/30/gas-industry-buying-academics

7/30/12: Viewpoint/Current: Elliot Spitzer Interviews Josh Fox About the Politics of Fracking:  
2 videos: http://www.democraticunderground.com/101745164

7/29/12: Examiner.com: Big Oil and Gas Industry Writing Down Billions in US Shale Gas Assets: http://www.examiner.com/article/big-oil-and-gas-industry-writing-down-billions-u-s-shale-gas-assets


7/27/12: Democrat and Chronicle, by Steve Orr: County Open to Fracking Waste:   /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/county_open_to_fracking_waste.pdf

7/27/12: Common Dreams: Contaminated Inquiry: Prof with Money Ties to Industry Led Fracking Study: Report: UTexas Study Spun the Facts and Misled the Public: 
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/27-7

7/26/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Steve Orr: County Open to Fracking Waste:   /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/7-26-12_dc_county_open_to_fracking_waste.pdf    

7/24/12: Pew Charitable Trust: Energy Innovation Seen as Needed to Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oi:  Military and civilian leaders, 350 veterans appeal to Obama, Congress on security implications: http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/press-releases/energy-innovation-seen-as-needed-to-reduce-dependence-on-foreign-oil-save-money-85899406931

7/19/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Steve Orr: Property Owners, Town Need New Gas Supply After Anti-Fracking Law Shutters Pipeline: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012307090026&nclick_check=1
/uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/7-19-12_dc-_property_owners_town_need_new_gas_supply_after_anti-fracking_law_shutters_pipeline__democrat_and_c.html

7/17/12: The Times-Tribune: Commission Suspends Water Withdrawals on Low River Levels: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/commission-suspends-water-withdrawals-on-low-river-levels-1.1344225

7/14/12: The Economist: A World of Plenty: Of all the countries now looking for shale gas, China has the most potential: 
/uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/the_economist_global_reserves_a_world_of_plenty__7-14-12.pdf

7/11/12: Care2.com, by Tara Holmes: Don't Drink the Water: Fracking Fluid Likely in PA Drinking Water Supply:  http://www.care2.com/causes/dont-drink-the-water-fracking-fluid-likely-in-pa-drinking-water-supply.html

7/9/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Steve Orr: Property Owners, Town Need New Gas Supply After Anti-Fracking Law Shutters Pipeline: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/7-9-12_dc_avon.pdf

6/29/12: Star Gazette: Jon Campbell: Leaked Documents Show Counties Have Fracking Concerns: 
/uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/leaked_documents_show_counties_have_fracking_concerns.docx

6/28/12: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Press Release: 37 Water Withdrawals for Natural Gas Drilling and Other Uses Suspended to Protect Streams:  http://www.srbc.net/newsroom/NewsRelease.aspx?NewsReleaseID=89

6/27/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Jon Campbell's blog: Science, Medical Professionals Mail Cuomo on Hydrofracking: http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/voteup/2012/06/27/science-medical-professionals-mail-cuomo-on-hydrofracking/

Cornell University Survey Research Institute:
New York Opinion Index: Expire State Poll 2012: Report: Natural Gas Drilling:
http://sri.cornell.edu/sri/files/esp/2012/Report%202%20-%202012%20-%20Natural%20Gas%20Drilling.pdf

6/22/12: State Impact: by Scott Detrow: Tioga County (PA) Methane Migration: Onetime Geyser Being Brought Under Control: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/06/22/tioga-county-methane-migration-onetime-geyser-being-brought-under-conrol/

6/1/12: Reuters: Ernest Scheyder: Exlusive: Exxon Mobil Plans Major New Chemical Plant: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/01/us-exxonmobil-plant-idUSBRE85002W20120601

5/31/12: ArtVoice: Buck Quigley: Why is This Team Against Fracking New York? 
http://artvoice.com/issues/v11n22/cover_story#.T8eIx3PLaAg.facebook

5/29/12: IEA: IEA Sets Out the "Golden Rules" Needed to Usher in a Golden Age of Gas:  https://www.iea.org/newsroomandevents/pressreleases/2012/may/iea-sets-out-the-golden-rules-needed-to-usher-in-a-golden-age-of-gas.html

5/28/12: Tompkins Weekly: Sue Smith-Heavenrich: Planning for the Pipelines: http://www.tompkinshosting.com/tompkinsweekly/TompkinsWeekly120528.pdf#page=1

5/25/12: Scientific American: David Biello: How Can We Cope With the Dirty Water from Fracking? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-can-we-cope-with-the-dirty-water-from-fracking-for-natural-gas-and-oil

5/17/12: USA TODAY: Tim Mullaney: U.S. Energy Independence Is No Longer Just a Pipe Dream: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2012-05-15/1A-COV-ENERGY-INDEPENDENCE/54977254/1

5/16/12: The Diane Rehm Show: Hydraulic Fracturing in the Marcellus Shale:  http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-05-16/hydraulic-fracturing-marcellus-shale

5/14 -5/18/12: NPR: The Fracking Boom: Missing Answers:  http://www.npr.org/series/151930969/science-and-the-fracking-boom-missing-answers

5/15/12: ARTVOICE: Buck Quigley: UB Shale Institute Taps Industry Shills for First Report:
http://blogs.artvoice.com/avdaily/2012/05/15/ub-shale-institute-taps-industry-shills-for-first-report/

5/15/12: BuffaloNews.com: David Robinson: Fracking Risks Found to have been Diminished: http://www.buffalonews.com/business/article858419.ece

5/15/12: The New York Times: Ian Urbina: Deadliest Danger Isn't at the Rig but on the Road: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/us/for-oil-workers-deadliest-danger-is-driving.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hpw

5/14/12: NPR.org: Christopher Joyce: With Gas Boom, Pennsylvania Fears New Toxic Legacy: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/14/149631363/when-fracking-comes-to-town-it-s-water-water-everywhere 

5/12/12: Fox News: Gas Drillers Wrangle over NY Limitations, Bans:  http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/12/gas-drillers-wrangle-over-ny-limitations-bans/

5/9/12: The ONION: Fracking Industry Now Largest Employer of Recent PR Graduates: 
http://www.theonion.com/articles/fracking-industry-now-largest-employer-of-recent-p,28131/

5/8/12: Huffington Post: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: Petro Plutocracy:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr/petro-plutocracy_b_1498524.html

5/4/12: The New York Times: New Rule Requires Disclosure of Drilling Chemicals, But Only After Their Use: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/05/us/new-fracking-rule-is-issued-by-obama-administration.html

5/4/12: Environmental Advocates of New York Press Releace: NYS Does Not Safely Monitor Treatment or Disposal of Fracking Wastewater From Existing Gas Wells:
http://www.eany.org/news/press-releases/424-fracking-wastewater-report

5/3/12: The New York Times: Mireya Navarro: Wastewater Becomes Issue in Debate on Gas Drilling: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/nyregion/wastewater-is-an-issue-in-hydrofracking.html

4/30/12: EcoWatch: Newspapers Get Support From Doctors, Scientists and Advocates in Fracking Secrecy Case: http://ecowatch.org/2012/newspapers-get-support-from-doctors-scientists-and-advocates-in-fracking-secrecy-case/

4/27/12: Energy Policy Forum: Deborah Rogers: Who is Minding the Store at Chesapeake: http://energypolicyforum.com/?p=357

4/27/12: Reuters: Chesapeake Works to Control Stricken Wyoming Well:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/27/chesapeake-blowout-idUSL2E8FR9WK20120427

4/27/12: Albany Watch: Jon Campbell: DiNapoli Scolds Chesapeake Over CEO's Loan Program: 
http://statepolitics.lohudblogs.com/2012/04/27/dinapoli-scolds-chesapeake-over-ceo’s-loan-program/

4/26/12: Ithaca Journal: Jon Campbell: Local Opposition to Fracking Will be Considered, DEC Chief Says: http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20120426/NEWS01/204260385/Local-opposition-fracking-will-considered-DEC-chief-says?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

4/20/12: Pressconnects.com: Steve Reilly: Binghamton's Ban on Drilling Faces Legal Challenge:
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20120420/NEWS01/204200398/Binghamton-s-ban-drilling-faces-legal-challenge

4/20/12: Reuters: Financial Post: Pressure on Chesapeake Mounts, Shares Down:   http://www.financialpost.com/m/wp/news/energy/blog.html?b=business.financialpost.com/2012/04/20/chesapeake-ceo-sued-by-shareholder-over-loans

4/19/12: Syracuse Post-Standard: New York Official: No Date Yet for Decision on Whether to Allow Hydrofracking: 
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/new_york_official_no_date_yet.html

4/18/12: Wall Street Journal: Tenille Tracy: First Fracking Rules Unveiled: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303513404577351842495583760.html 

4/18/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Dina Cappiello: EPA to Issue Rules Limiting Air Pollution From Fracking:  http://www.democratandchronicle.com/viewart/20120418/NEWS01/304180045/EPA-fracking-rules-issued-New-York-reaction

4/18/12: Reuters: Special Report: Chesapeake CEO Took $1.1 Billion in Shrouded Personal Loans: 
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/18/us-chesapeake-mcclendon-loans-idUSBRE83H0GA20120418

4/17/12: Heights Analytics: LNG: FERC Approves Sabine Pass Export Terminal; Confirms Positive Outlook: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/2012-04-17_height-analytics_lng_ferc-approves-sabine-pass-export-terminal_confirms-positive-outlook.pdf

4/17/12: CNN Money (also in 4/30/12 issue of Fortune Magazine): Exxon's Big Bet on Shale Gas: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/16/exxon-shale-gas-fracking/

4/17/12: CNN Money (also in 4/30/12 issue of Fortune Magazine): America's Energy Job Machine Is Heating Up: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/12/energy-jobs-boom/

4/17/12: CNN Money (also in 4/30/12 issue of Fortune Magazine): Will Gas Crowd Out Wind and Solar: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/17/yergin-gas-solar-wind/

4/11/12: State Journal: Doctors Say PA Drilling Law Hurts Health: 
http://www.statejournal.com/story/17387985/doctors-say-pa-drilling-law-hurts-health?client

4/11/12: The New York Times: ENERGY (a section of nine articles by different reporters):
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/businessspecial2/index.html

4/11/12: Dept of the Interior: Is the Rencet Increase in Felt Earthquakes in the Central US Natural or Manmade?
http://www.doi.gov/news/doinews/Is-the-Recent-Increase-in-Felt-Earthquakes-in-the-Central-US-Natural-or-Manmade.cfm

4/6/12: PressConnects.com: Steve Reilly: University at Buffalo to Open Shale Research Facility:
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20120406/NEWS01/204060386/University-Buffalo-open-shale-research-facility

3/29/12: PressConnects.com: Tom Wilbur: Propane Facking Deal Reached in NY; Plan Would Open 130,000 Acres in Tioga County for Drilling:  http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20120329/NEWS11/120329011/Propane-fracking-deal-reached-NY-Plan-would-open-130-000-acres-Tioga-County-drilling
/uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/propane_fracking_deal_reached_in_ny_10-29-12.pdf

3/27/12: Democrat and Chronicle: John Campbell: No Funds for fracking study:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120326/BUSINESS/303260056/New-York-State-Budget-Hydrofracking-Bottle-Deposit-Environmental?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CHome%7Cs

3/23/12: Orion Magazine: Sandra Steingraber: Breaking up with the Sierra Club:  http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/newsfrom187/entry/6799/

3/23/12: Mother Jones: Kate Sheppard: For Pennsylvania's Doctors, a Gag Order on Fracking Chemicals: http://motherjones.com/environment/2012/03/fracking-doctors-gag-pennsylvania

3/23/12: The New York Times: Ian Urbina: In Reversal, U.S. Rejects Environmental Reviews on Mortgages Linked to Drilling:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/us/usda-wont-review-mortgages-linked-to-drilling.html

3/22/12: The New York Times: Clifford Kraus and Eric Lipton: U.S. Inches Toward Goal of Energy Independence:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/business/energy-environment/inching-toward-energy-independence-in-america.html

3/18/12: The New York Times: Ian Urbina: Mortgages for Drilling Properties May Face Hurdle: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/19/us/drilling-property-mortgages-may-get-closer-look-from-agriculture-dept.html?_r=1&hp#commentsContainer

3/15/12: New York Times: Paul Krugman: Natural Born Drillers:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/opinion/krugman-natural-born-drillers.html?src=rechp

3/11/12: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.com: The Pennsylvania gas law fails to protect public health:
http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/12071/1215612-109.stm?cmpid=newspanel

3/9/12: DC Bureau: Peter Mantius: Cuomo and Corbett Ignore Health Concerns from Gas Fracking: 
http://www.dcbureau.org/201203097069/natural-resources-news-service/cuomo-and-corbett-ignore-health-concerns-from-gas-fracking.html#more-7069

3/7/12: AlterNet: Steven Rosenfeld: Fracking Democracy: Why Pennsylvania's Act 13 May be the Nation's Worst Corporate Giveaway:
http://www.alternet.org/environment/154459/fracking_democracy:_why_pennsylvania%27s_act_13_may_be_the_nation%27s_worst_corporate_giveaway_

3/5/12: Niagara Gazette: Mark Sheer: Council's Anti-fracking Vote Brings Ovation: 
http://niagara-gazette.com/local/x1511867858/Councils-anti-hydrofracking-vote-brings-ovation

Chesapeake vs Rolling Stone:
3/6/12: Rolling Stone's response to Chesapeake's rebuttal:
- http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/rolling-stone-responds-to-chesapeake-energy-on-the-fracking-bubble-20120306
Chesapeake's rebuttal to Rolling Stone:
- http://www.chk.com/rollingstone/index.html 
3/1/12: Rolling Stone: The Big Fracking Bubble: The Scam Behind the Gas Boom: 
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-big-fracking-bubble-the-scam-behind-the-gas-boom-20120301

2/22/12: Environmental Working Group: Federal Scientists Warn NY of Fracking Risks:
http://www.ewg.org/report/federal-scientists-warn-ny-fracking-risks

2/21/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Mary Esch: Fracking Issue Unsettles, Clarity Sought on best way to handle contaminated wastewater: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/fracking_wastewater_dc_2-21-12.pdf

DRYDEN & MIDDLEFIELD VICTORIES ARE FOR REAL!!
2/21/12: The New York Times: New York Judge Rules Town Can Ban Gas Hydrofracking: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/nyregion/town-can-ban-hydrofracking-ny-judge-rules.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=dryden&st=cse
Read the The State Supreme Court's Decision re Anschutz Exploration Corporations v. Town of Dryden and Town of Dryden Town Board

2/15/12: The Livingston County News: Howard Appell: Avon and Caledonia Back Down on Gas Moratoriums: http://thelcn.com/2012/02/avon-caledonia-back-down-on-gas-moratoriums/

2/15/12: City Newspaper: Jordan Kleiman's letter: Fracking's Effects on Roads: http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/letters/2012/02/ENVIRONMENT-Frackings-effect-on-roads/  
written in response to a letter in CITY 
1/10/12: Facts Were Missing From Fracking Story: 
http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/letters/2012/01/ENVIRONMENT-Facts-were-missing-from-fracking-story/ written in response to Jeremy Moule's article in CITY 


1/30/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Hydrofracking gets a higher profile, still has high states: Obama's plug mustn't affect New York's diligence:  http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012301300008

1/28/12: The New York Times: Ian Urbina: New Report by Agency Lowers Estimate of Natural Gas in U.S.:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/us/new-data-not-so-sunny-on-us-natural-gas-supply.html

1/25/12: Fort Worth Weekly: Don't Drink the Water: http://www.fwweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5311%3Adont-drink-the-water&catid=30%3Acover-story&Itemid=375

1/31/12: Dansville Online by Jeff Miller for Genesee Country Express: Nunda Company Fights Against Hydrofracking:  http://www.dansvilleonline.com/news/x1870694625/Nunda-company-fights-against-hydrofracking?zc_p=0

1/8/12: Democrat and Chronicle: Leo Roth: Fracking Debate Heats up in Monroe County: 
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120108/NEWS01/201080317/Hydrofracking-Rochester-drilling-new-york-state?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Local%20News

1/8/12: USA Today: Steve Karnowski: Fracking for Oil, Natural Gas Spurs Sand Mining in Midwest:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2012-01-08/fracking-boom-sand-mining/52398528/1

1/4/12: Long Island Press: Jed Morey: Fracking: The Ultimate Scam Revealed:
http://jedmorey.com/2012/fracking-the-ultimate-scam-revealed/

1/1/12: CNN: Maggie Schneider: Four Ohio Fluid-Injection Wells Cannot Open in Wake of Quake: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/01/us/ohio-earthquake/?hpt=us_c2