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    • The DEC Issues Conference
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    • 2014 DRAFT NYS ENERGY PLAN
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    • PROTECT HEMLOCK & CANADICE LAKES >
      • HEMLOCK-CANADICE UMP 2015
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  • 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
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      • 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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      • 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
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    • INJECTION WELLS
    • INSURANCE
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    • NY STATE DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION >
      • 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
    • POWER PLANTS
    • Public Health & Fracking Chemicals Documentation
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NEWS FROM COLORADO & UTAH


Read about tar sands development on the Colorado Plateau by Western Resource Advocates: http://www.westernresourceadvocates.org/land/oilshale.php

1/3/15: The New York Times: Heavy Weight Response to Local Fracking Bans: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/04/us/heavyweight-response-to-local-fracking-bans.html?_r=0

7/17/14: The New York Times: Effort to Avoid Vote on Fracking Falters in Colorado: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/us/effort-to-avoid-vote-on-fracking-falters-in-colorado.html?_r=0

June 19, 2014: Tar Sands Resistance: Women of Action Against Violent Extraction Shuts Down Tar Sands Mine Construction: http://www.tarsandsresist.org/waave/

University of Missouri Colorado River Study:
12/20/13: National Geographic: Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Linked to Fracking Found in Colorado River: 
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/12/20/hormone-disrupting-chemicals-linked-to-fracking-found-in-colorado-river/

12/2/13: Endocrinology: Estrogen and Androgen Receptor Activities of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals and Surface and Ground Water in a Drilling-Dense Region: http://press.endocrine.org/doi/abs/10.1210/en.2013-1697


NEWS FROM THE HISTORIC COLORADO FLOOD:
9/24/13: EcoWatch: Fracking and Flooding in Colorado: The More We Know the Worse It Gets: http://ecowatch.com/2013/fracking-and-flooding-in-colorado/

9/22/13: Ecowatch: Cliff Wilmeng: Colorado Flooding Triggers More Oil and Gas Spills:  http://ecowatch.com/2013/colorado-flooding-triggers-more-oil-and-gas-spills/

VIDEO: 9/13/13: Colorado Frack-site Flooding - September 2013 (VIDEO): https://vimeo.com/74683562

9/20/13: The Denver Post: State Now Tracking 10 Oil and Gas Spills in Colorado: http://www.denverpost.com/environment/ci_24132296/oil-spill-along-st-vrain-river-near-platteville

9/20/13: Care2: Flooded Fracking Wells Wreak Havoc in Colorado: http://www.care2.com/causes/flooded-fracking-wells-wreak-havoc-in-colorado.html

9/19/13: Rolling Stone: Flooding and Fracking in Colorado: A Double Disaster: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/flooding-and-fracking-in-colorado-double-disaster-20130919

9/18/13: US News on NBC: Coloradans Told to Stay Out of Floodwater Following Chemical and Sewage Fears: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/18/20556114-coloradans-told-to-stay-out-of-floodwater-following-chemical-and-sewage-fears

9/17/13: EcoWatch: Fracking and Colorado Flooding Don't Mix: http://ecowatch.com/2013/fracking-and-colorado-flooding-dont-mix/

9/15/13: TxSharon Blog: Is there a Media Blackout on the Fracking Flood Disaster in Colorado? http://www.texassharon.com/2013/09/15/is-there-a-media-blackout-on-the-fracking-flood-disaster-in-colorado/
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9/5/12: The New York Times: Jack Healy: For Farms in the West, Oil Wells Are Thirsty Rivals: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/06/us/struggle-for-water-in-colorado-with-rise-in-fracking.html?pagewanted=all

8/5/11: News Channel 5 [Grand Junction, CO]: Deadly Gas Industry Coverup Revealed by NC5: http://www.krextv.com/news/around-the-region/NC5-INVESTIGATION-Deadly-Gas-Cover-Up-Revealed-126869973.html

May 22, 2013: Grand Canyon Trust: Oil Shale and Tar Sands Threaten Utah and Colorado Plateau: http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news/2013/05/oil-shale-and-tar-sands-threaten-utah-and-colorado-plateau/

March 6, 2013: Nation of Change: A Must Read Account of Fracking Colorado: http://www.nationofchange.org/must-read-account-fracking-colorado-1362585639

February 3, 2013: The New York Times: Colorado Communities Take on Fight Against Energy Land Leases: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/us/colorado-communities-take-on-fight-against-energy-land-leases.html?pagewanted=all