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Related: About this forumThe Sky is Pink (New York Anti-Fracking video)
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by Josh Fox
I know I dont have to tell any of you what a vulnerable moment this is for New York and all New Yorkers. The New York Times has reported that Governor Andrew Cuomo will soon announce that drilling will be permitted in parts of the following five Southern Tier New York CountiesBroome, Chemung, Chenango, Steuben and Tioga. The Governors office has made no official announcement as yet, but all indications suggest that the counties listed above will be the first to be sacrificed and that drilling may be permitted as early as this summer.
Weve made a new short film, The Sky is Pink, which has just been released at Rolling Stone Magazine online. The Sky Is Pink details the shocking campaign of misinformation perpetuated by the gas industry, their flagrant disregard for the health and safety of the communities they ravage, and the historic decision that Governor Cuomo is about to make.
Were telling Governor Cuomo that there are no expendable counties or communities in New York State and that we are not willing to allow the gas industry to exploit or endanger any of our fellow citizens. Governor Cuomo and his administration must be held to their promise to make decisions on behalf of New Yorkers based on sound science and they must provide the people of New York with a full Health Impact Assessment. We demand that no weak compromises or deals are cut that send New York down the slippery slope toward a full-scale assault by the gas industry.
Im asking you to help us make sure this film reaches far and wide. Clearly the 60,000 comments received by New Yorks Department of Environmental Protection have been ignored. Clearly, were going to need to be even louder this time if we are going to be heard.
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The Sky is Pink (New York Anti-Fracking video) (Original Post)
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(47,675 posts)2. Corbett is bought and paid for. He's a frackin' asshole.
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