DEC Commissioner Martens Testifies at the 
NYS Joint Legislative 
Environmental Conservation Hearing 
2/4/13

 
Thanks to New Yorkers Against Fracking for the following links to the day's questions and discussion where gas extraction was mentioned directly. Shaleshock Media will release a more comprehensive video account of the hearing and the rest of the day.


New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=8m30s (briefly mentioned funding for abandoned gas wells in his opening statements)

Senator Mark J. Grisanti- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=14m20s

Assembly Member Robert Sweeney- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=21m11s

Senator Tony Avella- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=40m47s

Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=58m53s

Assembly Member Ellen Jaffee- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=1h22m56s

Senator Terry W. Gibson- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=1h28m

Assembly Member Barbara Lifton- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=1h35m45s

Senator Liz Krueger- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=1h49m20s

Senator Mark J. Grisanti- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=2h51s (quick question)

Assembly Member Steven Englebright- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=2h21m

Assembly Member Patricia Fahy- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=2h33m20s

Assembly Member Barbara Lifton- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNm9wfFsUc#t=2h35m