Fracking and Revenues for Local Governments
By Mike Bernhard Recently, fracking promoters in Afton circulated a reprint of a press release in the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin. The headline, “Marcellus fee nets $22M for Pa. Counties,” […]
Fracking
Articles related to hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to release natural gas
Moratorium Morass
Almost six years ago, our state government made it practical for large drilling and fracking operations to begin in New York. None have, as of yet. Back in 2008, the […]
The Lesson of Pennsylvania
by Alexis Green New York will never produce as much shale gas as Pennsylvania. That’s the consensus of four retired experts: a geologist, an engineer, an oil executive and an […]
Gasland, Part II
Josh Fox Brings GASLAND 2, Myth-Busting Documentary on Fracking, to Walton Fox and Local Groups Join to Engage Citizens in the Investigation of Fracking Josh Fox, director of the 2011 […]
Freedom of Information Law Request – FOIL 11-1415
Freedom of Information Law request by The New Franklin Register to Department of Environmental Conservation for the draft regulations resulting from the GEIS on Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory […]
Totally Fracked!
By Eugene Marner What the Landmen Don’t Tell About Shale Gas and Money When discussion about drilling for natural gas in our neighborhood began a few years ago, many understandably […]
Sean Lennon’s Op-Ed
Sean Lennon wrote a op-ed for the New York Times on Monday, August 27, 2012. “A few months ago I was asked by a neighbor near our farm to attend a […]
You can ban fracking! Albany August 27th
Be in Albany Monday August 27th to tell Governor Cuomo and the gas industry the we, the people of New York, will not allow New York State to be cracked! For […]
REAL NYS
We are the Responsible Associated Landowners of New York State. We are REAL NYS. We are a newly formed association of landowners fighting back against the gas companies that say […]