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        • Forum Video Clips
      • Senator Avella's Forum in NYC 7/18/12
      • REPORTS FROM ALBANY RALLY 8/27/12
      • REPORTS ON DC RALLY 7/28/12
  • SAVE SENECA LAKE
    • TOM WILBER'S SERIES June-July 2015
    • The DEC Issues Conference
  • TAKE ACTION!
    • REV: Reforming the Energy Vision
    • 2014 DRAFT NYS ENERGY PLAN
    • TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP & FAST TRACK
    • PROTECT HEMLOCK & CANADICE LAKES >
      • HEMLOCK-CANADICE UMP 2015
    • PETITIONS
  • INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NATURAL GAS & OIL
    • COMPRESSOR STATIONS
    • FRAC SAND MINING
    • FRACKING WASTE DISPOSAL >
      • AKZO-NOBEL SALT MINE
      • AUBURN, NY
      • EARTHQUAKES
      • HYLAND LANDFILL, ANGELICA, NY
    • GAS STORAGE >
      • LIQUID NATURAL GAS STORAGE AND EXPORT
      • LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS STORAGE
    • PIPELINES
    • SPREADING DRILLING WASTE ON NYS ROADS >
      • BRINE APPROVED FOR USE ON MONROE & NEIGHBORING COUNTY ROADS
    • TRANSPORTING FOSSIL FUELS BY RAIL & BARGE
    • TRANSPORTING FRACKING WASTE BY BARGE
    • WATER WITHDRAWAL >
      • PAINTED POST WATER SUIT >
        • PAINTED POST HEARING IN ROCHESTER 2/24/14
  • NEWS
    • NEW YORK STATE BANS FRACKING! >
      • 101 Reasons to Ban HVHF
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      • BRINE APPROVED FOR USE ON MONROE COUNTY ROADS
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      • TOWN OF BRIGHTON, NY
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    • BANS & MORATORIA >
      • LOCAL BAN LAWS
    • MAPS
    • FRACKING ART & POETRY >
      • NO FRACK ALMANAC
    • RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS in Fracking Waste
    • BIOFUELS
    • ECONOMICS OF FRACKING
    • EXPORTING NATURAL GAS
    • FRACKING WITH PROPANE
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      • INDUSTRY EXEMPTIONS
    • HOME RULE
    • INJECTION WELLS
    • INSURANCE
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      • DEC Commissioner Martens testifies 2/4/13
      • Health Commissioner Shah Testifies 1/30/13
      • NY Assembly Hearing 1/10/13
      • ABOUT THE DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES
      • DEC PROPOSED FRACKING REGS - RESOURCES & ARTICLES
      • DEC SGEIS 2011 FLAWS and OMISSIONS >
        • TESTIMONIES 10/6/11
        • DEC Public Hearings November-December 2011
        • A SAMPLING OF LETTERS TO THE DEC & GOVERNOR
    • Photos & Videos
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  Welcome to R-Cause: Rochesterians Concerned About Unsafe Shale-gas Extraction

                 LEGAL RESOURCES & ARTICLES:

3/22/13:  Nixon Peabody: Critical Hydrofracking Cases Advance Through NY Courts: http://www.nixonpeabody.com/files/155891_Energy_Alert_22MAR2013.pdf

3/20/13: WXXI: Avon Fracking Ban Upheld: http://wxxinews.org/post/avon-fracking-ban-upheld#.UUszG2E5qYk.email

EarthJustice: The Story of Dryden: The Town That Fought Fracking (And Is Winning): http://earthjustice.org/features/campaigns/the-story-of-dryden-the-town-that-fought-fracking-and-is-winning

The Simon Law Firm (St. Louis): Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) can hurt property values: http://www.simonlawpc.com/node/1049?gclid=CNOp7JPOi7UCFQSg4AodC2cA4g

1/11/13: Community Environmental Defense Council, Inc.: Letter to DEC regarding legality of Proposed Fracking Regulations: http://www.scribd.com/doc/119980103/Fracking-Regulation-Lawsuit


12/30/12: Law of the Land" Ten NY Law Professors Submit Amicus Brief in Gas Drilling Case: http://lawoftheland.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/ten-ny-law-professors-submit-amicus-brief-in-gas-drilling-case/

12/11/12: The 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: AGs' Notice of Intent to Sue EPA: http://www.ag.ny.gov/pdfs/ltr_NSPS_Methane_Notice.pdf

12/11/12: NRDC: 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: EcoWatch: Toxic Fracking Wastewater Banned in White Plains, NY: http://ecowatch.org/2012/fracking-wastewater-banned/

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

11/15/12: Aukema et al vs Chesapeake Oil & Gas: Landowners Win Force Majeure Case Against Chesapeake: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/aukema-decision-11-15112.pdf

10/11/12: Arnold & Porter: Hydraulic Fracturing Legislative and Regulatory Materials: http://www.arnoldporter.com/resources/documents/Hydraulic%20Fracturing%20Chart.pdf 

10/11/12: Arnold & Porter: Hydraulic Fracturing Case Chart: http://www.arnoldporter.com/resources/documents/Hydraulic%20Fracturing%20Case%20Chart.pdf

Summer 2012:  The Urban Lawyer: John Nolan and Victoria Polidoro: Hydrofracking: Disturbances Both Geological and Political: Who Decides? /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/the_urban_lawyer_hydrofracking-_disturbances_both__.pdf

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

7/31/12: Yahoo Finance: Driller to NY: Stop the Local Bans or We'll Su: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/driller-ny-stop-local-bans-161459423.html 

7/31/12: Community Environmental Defense Council's response to Lenape's threat:
/uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/slottje_to_dec_re_lenape_7-31-12.pdf

7/26/12: Lenape Resources letter to the DEC: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/lenape_resources_to_dec_7-26-12.pdf

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Law Office of Rachel Treichler - about radiation and public health concerns:
http://treichlerlawoffice.com/radiation/radlinks.html

Helen and David Slottje: Community Environmental Defense Council, Inc.
http://www.cedclaw.org/

Municipal Zoning Bans and Related Lawsuits ,10/17/11, PowerPoint Slides by Dave Everett of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Albany: /uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/municipal_zoning_bans_and_related_lawsuits_10.17.11.pdf

Homeowners and Gas Drilling Leases: Boon or Bust? by Elisabeth N. Radow for the New York State Bar Association Journal, November/December 2011:
/uploads/8/0/2/5/8025484/nysbajournalnov-dec2011leadarticlewithreprintinfo.pdf

Common Pitfalls of Oil and Gas Leases, by Chris Denton, Esq.:
http://flimarcellusconference.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/common-pitfalls-of-oil-and-gas-leases.pdf

If you are considering leasing your property, please read this:
Negotiating Financial and Surface Components of the Oil and Gas Lease by Chris Denton:
http://flimarcellusconference.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/negotiating-financial-and-surface-components-of-the-oil-and-gas-lease.pdf