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New Website Exposes NY Fracking Scandal
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on February 11th, 2013
EcoWatch: New Yorkers protest outside the NY Department of Environmental Conservation office encouraging employees to blow the whistle on wrongdoing during the NY fracking process.
New Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) documents indicate that Larry Schwartz, Secretary to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and one of the governor’s closest advisors, has a conflict of interest due to his stock investments over his role in New York`s decision on whether to allow fracking. Documents also indicate that New York Deputy...
Toxic Fracking Wastewater Dumped into Sewer, Why No Arrest?
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on February 11th, 2013
EcoWatch: Do we have two different systems of justice—one for the wealthy businessperson and another for the common folk? Well it sure seems so, as the Ohio governor and business interests joined hands in the latest incident where at least 20,000 gallons of toxic and potentially radioactive fracking wastewater was dumped into a storm drain that empties into a tributary of the Mahoning River in Youngstown, Ohio. The governor got his enforcers to overlook the violations as the poisonous brine seeped into our...
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Comments Off on Toxic Fracking Wastewater Dumped into Sewer, Why No Arrest?Josh Fox Releases Trailer for New Film on Workers’ Safety in Gas Fields
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on February 11th, 2013
EcoWatch: Once again, filmmaker Josh Fox delivers by educating people on the dangers of fracking and the impact on workers` safety in the gas fields in his upcoming short film CJ`s Law.
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Josh Fox Releases Trailer for New Film on Workers’ Safety in Gas FieldsHundreds Rally Telling Gov. Cuomo: ‘Not One Fracking Well’
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on February 4th, 2013
EcoWatch: Hundreds of New Yorkers packed the legislative budget hearing on the environment as Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Martens testified. The opponents of fracking packed the hearing room with a sea of blue and with a long line out the door. After the hearing, opponents gathered in the Capitol’s Million Dollar Staircase to tell Governor Cuomo and Commissioner Martens not to go forward with fracking. The crowd was emboldened by a new statewide poll showing public opinion evenly...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Hundreds Rally Telling Gov. Cuomo: ‘Not One Fracking Well’Groups Continue to Push for Transparency in Testing for Water Contamination from Fracking
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on February 4th, 2013
EcoWatch: Questions and concerns continue to surround Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) water testing and reporting policies related to suspected impacts from Marcellus Shale natural gas operations. These issues were originally revealed in the Kiskadden vs. PADEP deposition of Taru Upadhyay, technical director of DEP’s Bureau of Laboratories--and described widely in subsequent news stories regarding the use of suite codes, which result in only partial test results being sent to homeowners....
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Groups Continue to Push for Transparency in Testing for Water Contamination from FrackingOklahoma Resident Locks Herself to Equipment to Protest Tar Sands Pipeline
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on February 4th, 2013
EcoWatch: Early this morning, Norman, Oklahoma resident Elizabeth Leja locked her neck to equipment used in constructing the Keystone XL pipeline. Citing concerns for Oklahoma’s waterways and their importance for the health of future generations, her actions have halted construction at the site on Highway 62, just North of the North Canadian River, for the day.
The Gulf Coast Project is the Southern segment of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, a $7 billion project by multinational TransCanada. It is slated...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Oklahoma Resident Locks Herself to Equipment to Protest Tar Sands PipelineWill Climate Change Become a Top Priority with John Kerry as Sec. of State?
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on February 4th, 2013
EcoWatch: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan swears in Secretary of State John Kerry on Feb. 1.
Sen. John Kerry was sworn in as Secretary of State on Friday, Feb. 1. We join many in congratulating Sen. Kerry and hope his choice is a sign from President Obama that he is working on a plan to push climate change during his second term.
As a U.S. Senator for five terms, and a decorated Vietnam veteran, Kerry knows a thing or two about national security issues. He’s also been called a ‘"climate hawk." During...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Will Climate Change Become a Top Priority with John Kerry as Sec. of State?How are Children Impacted by Environmental Contaminants?
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on February 1st, 2013
EcoWatch: This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released America’s Children and the Environment, a comprehensive compilation of information from a variety of sources on children’s health and the environment.
According to the press release, the report shows trends for contaminants in air, water, food and soil that may affect children, concentrations of contaminants in the bodies of children and women of child-bearing age, and childhood illnesses and health conditions. The report incorporates...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on How are Children Impacted by Environmental Contaminants?Three Senators Say No to John Kerry and Yes to Keystone XL
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on January 31st, 2013
EcoWatch: The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved the nomination of Sen. John Kerry as the new Secretary of State, by a vote of 94-3. The three "no" votes were cast by infamous climate denier James Inhofe (R-OK), and two anti-environment Texas Republicans, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.
All three Republican Senators, Cornyn, Cruz and Inhofe signed the letter to President Obama last week calling for the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would lead to the expansion of the Alberta tar sands, one of the...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Three Senators Say No to John Kerry and Yes to Keystone XLWildlife in a Warming World: Confronting the Climate Crisis
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on January 31st, 2013
EcoWatch: The climate crisis is already changing the playing field for wildlife and urgent action is needed to preserve America’s conservation legacy, according to a new report released yesterday by the National Wildlife Federation. Wildlife in a Warming World: Confronting the Climate Crisis examines case studies from across the country illustrating how global warming is altering wildlife habitats. It recommends solutions to protect both wildlife and communities across America from the growing climate-fueled...
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