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Libous Discusses Fracking Report [AUDIO]

Bob Joseph — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:24:47 +0000

New York State Senator Thomas Libous was interviewed on WNBF Radio's Binghamton Now program Thursday. He discussed his support for high-volume hydraulic fracturing and responded to questions related to a Bloomberg News report.

Libous insisted his support for fracking in the Marcellus Shale is not relat

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Fracking Foes Send More Letters To Cuomo

Bob Joseph — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:40:05 +0000

People fighting approval of high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in New York state are sending more messages to Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Walter Hang of Ithaca-based Toxics Targeting says the governor should ensure that a comprehensive public health impact study is conducted before a final decision is made regarding fracking

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Sanford Town Board Drops Fracking Gag Order

Bob Joseph — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:52:05 +0000

People who want to speak out about fracking will be able to do so once again at Sanford town board meetings.

The board several months ago moved to ban public comment on the matter. That prompted the Natural Resources Defense Council and Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy to take the matter to federal court

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Libous Will Fight Proposed Fracking Moratorium

Bob Joseph — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:28:39 +0000

The New York State Assembly has approved a two-year moratorium on fracking until more scientific information is available on potential environmental and health risks.

A proposed moratorium won't be adopted unless the Senate agrees to such a move

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Video Portrays A Pro-Fracking Cuomo As Hitler

Bob Joseph — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:37:49 +0000

A parody video posted on YouTube depicting a pro-fracking Governor Andrew Cuomo as Adolf Hitler is generating controversy.

The video uses about three-and-a-half minutes of a 2004 film called "Downfall

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Broome Residents Criticize Energy Development Office

Bob Joseph — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:37:57 +0000

The Broome County Office of Energy Development has been operating for almost seven weeks without authorization from lawmakers.

The legislature could vote on approving the office this Thursday.

Some Broome County residents have questioned the real purpose of the office, which was created by County Executive Debra Preston

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Governor Admits Drinking Fracking Fluid!

Bob Joseph — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:17:15 +0000

New Yorkers might remember the time when Governor Hugh Carey offered to drink a glass of PCB's after the Binghamton State Office Building was contaminated by a transformer fire.

But we haven't had a governor who volunteered to swill some "fracking fluid" used by gas and oil companies

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The Fracking Countdown Continues

Bob Joseph — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:38:46 +0000

Those who've been supporting or fighting New York State fracking regulations should soon have a better sense of what path the Cuomo administration intends to pursue regarding shale gas development

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Gasland's Josh Fox Wants to Interview Cuomo

Bob Joseph — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:27:09 +0000

The director of the documentary Gasland wants to discuss fracking with Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Josh Fox has been working on a sequel to the 2010 anti-fracking documentary that was shown on HBO.

Speaking on WNBF Radio's Binghamton Now program today, Fox said he's been writing to the governor every three months or so to request an interview "for the last two years."

Fox said he

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Broome, Tioga Residents Receive Anti-Fracking Mailer

Bob Joseph — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:58:19 +0000

People who live in Broome, Tioga and three other counties being considered for high-volume hydraulic fracturing have received a brochure from a group fighting fracking in New York.

Speaking on WNBF Radio's Binghamton Now program, Jill Wiener of Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy said more than 190,000 brochures were sent to residents of the region.

The mailing

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