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New Yorkers opposed to fracking: poll
2013-03-20 11:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Post: New Yorkers are turning against fracking, according to a new poll. Quinnipiac University said its survey shows "for the first time ever' opposition to the controversial natural gas drilling technique "by a clear margin,' 46-39 percent. That's a turnaround from 47-42 percent support in August 2011 as Gov. Cuomo continues to delay a decision on whether to allow high-volume horizontal drilling. The poll shows upstate voters slightly in favor of drilling in Marcellus Shale (44-42) and the suburbs...
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Why New Yorkers Dont Trust Governor Cuomo on Fracking
2013-02-12 19:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Nearly 300,000 comments have been submitted on fracking by increasingly concerned New Yorkers. In October 2011 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo frankly admitted that he had yet to earn his constituents trust on fracking. Why is there still no trust for Cuomo, sixteen months later, on the verge of his big decision whether to give fracking the go-ahead? If anything, public confidence in New Yorks fracking process has dropped since 2011. Nearly three times as many New Yorkers now say they will be...
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New Yorkers scramble for supplies ahead of storm
2013-02-09 15:57:05| Railroads - Topix.net
A dangerous blizzard is threatening the nation's biggest city with 50-mph wind gusts and more than a foot of snow.
Fracking Rules Fall Short of Protecting New Yorkers
2013-01-14 21:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Based on an extensive, expert-supported evaluation, a coalition of environmental groups announced today that New York State Department of Environmental Conservations (DEC) proposed fracking rules fall short of protecting New York residents and should not be finalized before the environmental and public health reviews are complete. In nearly 200 pages of formal joint comments submitted to the state, the coalition highlighted a number of shortcomings in the draft rules released by the state last...
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New Yorkers Deliver Unprecedented 200K+ Comments on Cuomos Fracking Rules
2013-01-11 21:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: On the final day of the 30-day public comment period on the Cuomo administrations proposed fracking rules, a coalition of New Yorkers and organizations opposed to fracking--including Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon of Artists against Fracking--delivered an unprecedented 200,000-plus public comments to the states DEC. On the final day of the 30-day public comment period on the Cuomo administrations proposed fracking rules, a coalition of New Yorkers and organizations opposed to fracking--including...
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