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To the Editor: (DeRuyter, NY – Feb. 2013) Be aware Madison County residents of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I recently attended a meeting in Cazenovia put on by the Cazenovia Chamber of Commerce. It was an excellent overview of what’s happening in Cazenovia – where it wants to go, how to get there and, […] To the Editor: (DeRuyter, NY – Dec. 2012) The following is my response to the DeRuyter supervisor’s rebuttal calling my concerns extreme regarding the integrity of town officials. After nine months of town board meetings, this very important issue of hydrofracking was brought up by me 90 percent of the time. One would think with […] To the Editor: (DeRuyter, NY – Nov. 2012) A meeting in Lebanon on a natural gas pipeline to be developed by Emkey Resources was held last week. The proposed pipeline from Windsor through Broome, Chenango and Madison counties would tie into the Tennessee and Dominion Pipelines close to Morrisville. This clearly shows an anticipated increase […] Think Local By Chris Hoffman (Sherburne, NY – Nov. 2012) On October 9, Grassroots Environmental Education (www.grassrootsinfo.org), a New York-based non-profit organization founded in 2000 to educate the public about the links between common environmental exposures and human health, presented the results of its new study on the health risks of hydrofracking to officials from […] To the Editor: (DeRuyter, NY – Oct. 2012) To those who believe in a democracy, one of the major reasons for discussing issues is because we live in a democracy. Another reason citizens should be able to speak is to bring facts to their town boards that they might otherwise not know. When a resident […] (Town of Lebanon – Sept. 10, 2012) Town of Lebanon board members directed Supervisor Jim Goldstein to vigorously pursue development of a road use law to govern gas drilling operations in the township after hearing an extensive presentation by Colgate Geology Professor and natural gas industry expert Bruce Selleck at the Sept. 10 meeting of […] To the Editor: (DeRuyter, NY – Sept. 2012) The truth about hydrofracking gets buried in an avalanche of money, as is being done by the gas groups pressuring lawmakers. Also, the avalanche of money through TV ads distorts or hides the negative facts of this heavy industrial gas drilling. Some towns just refuse to present […] To the Editor: (Madison County, NY – Sept. 2012) Citizens for Safe Energy (CSE) is pleased to announce that the results are in! Over the course of the summer, CSE partnered with Colgate’s Upstate Institute to produce and distribute a survey on residents’ opinions and perceptions on natural gas development using high-volume hydraulic fracturing. Mailed […] By Martha E. Conway (Sullivan – Sept. 5, 2012) Sullivan resident Donna Muhs-McCarten, who was out of the country during the town of Sullivan’s public hearing on natural gas activity, was allowed three minutes to speak at the Sullivan Town Council’s regular meeting Sept. 5. Muhs-McCarten repeated her position to stop drilling activity in the […] Board approves study of go cart building and bonding of $400,000 By Margo Frink (Town of Lenox, NY – July 9, 2012) The town of Lenox will hold a public hearing on Aug. 14 to hear comments for or against placing a one-year moratorium on gas drilling in the township. According to town Attorney Peter […] |
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