WTFrac

Today is the last day to comment on the draft environmental imact statement that would allow for water fraccing of gas in the Marcellus Shale. Fracing would, imho, impact negatively (contaminate) the underground water resources, besides impacting air quality by the release of methane and particulate matter. I urge everyone to do some reading (Julie has given me some resources which I will paste below) and write an e-mail to the governor and to DEC. Their e-mail addresses are governor @chamber.state.ny.us and dmnsgeis@gw.dec.state.ny.us both need to have dSGEIS Comment in the subject line. A short but to the point note would work.


DEC's professional staff calls for moratorium: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=883182#email

A rally and press conference are planned for January 4th On the Steps of City Hall, NYC, calling on Gov. Paterson to withdraw DEC's draft SGEIS as fatally-flawed and incomplete. Environmental orgs, individuals and numerous NY politicians will attend. I'll send details shortly.

Here are a couple of helpful news stories:
Hinchey: http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2009/December09/24/natgas_Hinchey-24Dec09.html
Damning water, waste facts: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=882817
10,000 public comments submitted to DEC: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/almost_10000_people_submit_com.html
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/80298657.html
and from today's NYT

DEC's professional staff calls for moratorium: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=883182#email

A rally and press conference are planned for January 4th in Albany, calling on Gov. Paterson to withdraw DEC's draft SGEIS as fatally-flawed and incomplete. Environmental orgs, individuals and numerous NY politicians will attend. I'll send details shortly.

Here are a couple of helpful news stories:
Hinchey: http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2009/December09/24/natgas_Hinchey-24Dec09.html
Damning water, waste facts: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=882817
10,000 public comments submitted to DEC: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/almost_10000_people_submit_com.html
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/80298657.html

A New Year's wish

May all promises--large and small--be kept in 2010.

Pop Culture

Pop culture is not too feminist:


In the latest vampire loving film New Moon the "replacement boyfriend" Jacob is a member of the Quilete native Americans. Unfortunately, when he is angered he turns into a werewolf capable of (spoiler alert) mauling the one he loves, like his friend did. He blames it on genetics. Unfortunately in real life, Native American women are more likely to be victims of domestic abuse--64% of Native American women will be abused in their life (www.sacred-circle.com), not because of genetics, buit because of men's low self esteem and anger due to drugs, alcohol, poverty, discrimination. . . .

A Canadian poli sci professer analyzed Thomas the Train, the 1943 story that is still going strong. There is a very conservative story line within, replete with sexism, fearmongering, and conformity. (www.parentcentral.ca/parent/activities/article/737171--why-thomas-is-areally-useless-engine-for-girls ).



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