Write, Call Gov. Cuomo, VP Joe Biden, Million Fracking Letters

Write and Call Gov. Cuomo - Don't stop doing this!

                  Call toll free, email, or write Gov. Cuomo

                   http://www.governor.ny.gov/contact/GovernorContactForm.php

Also:  Write and Call VP Joe Biden

VP JOE BIDEN:

Email here:

vice.president@whitehouse.gov

Phone: 202-456-1414 (ask to leave a message for both VP Biden AND Pres. Obama)

Fax:202 456 3455

Join the "A Million Fracking Letters" campaign & send letters to your government officials to let them know about your opposition to fracking in New York. 
http://www.amillionfrackingletters.com/

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URGENT: SIGN Walter Hang's Coalition Letter


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Why Commenting on the SGEIS is Important:

      If High Volume Hydrofracking wells are permitted, the proposed SGEIS will set the permitting conditions, perhaps in addition to real regulations.
     You might have heard, "NY State has the best regulations of the Oil and Gas Industry!". However, there are almost no regulations at all. These were promised after the 1992 GEIS, but mostly never were added. Presently, the actual DEC regulations of the Oil and Gas Industry are meager. See for yourself: http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/1630.html
     If a town does not have local land use controls (zoning, road preservation, or prohibition consistent with the town's Comprehensive Plan) which address shale gas industrialization, then the proposed SGEIS may be the sole controlling document.
     Since the current draft is substantially better than the original draft, it is clear that the DEC listens to and responds to well-reasoned input. So we would encourage you to use this guide and send in a written response to the DEC.  Since the EPA was precluded from regulating gas drilling by the "Halliburton loophole" in 2005, the SGEIS may be all that most New Yorkers are left with to protect them from the hazards of shale gas explorations. http://63.134.196.109/documents/Otsego2000CommentsDOE-SEABdraftreport-8-15-11.pdf


How to write the DEC 
It is recommended that each letter contain only one main point, to better enable the DEC to file and categorize the letters.  If you choose to discuss more than one concern, please write multiple letters.  I encourage you to write as many letters as humanly possible before Jan 11, 2012.   I have found the information in the links below absolutely critical to know about for writing comments.
  
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=DSGEIS_Responses 
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Audio Tutorial on how to respond 

Information to use when writing DEC 

TinyURL.com/2011SGEISFlaws
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http://catskillmountainkeeper.org/node/3063
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Facts to Know about Hydrofracking & SGEIS
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Other info to help writing
http://www.scribd.com/northrup49
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http://unitedforaction.org/2011/10/13/dec-sgeis-comment-action-center/
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Click on any of the links below for written materials that can help you write your own comments on these listed topics.  All could be turned into individual DEC Comments for the #25 category:
25. Additional Changes You Think Should Be Reflected in the Final SGEIS

7.1 1: Equal Protection 7.2 2: No Public Health Impact Analysis 7.3 3: Drinking water supplies inadequately protected 7.4 4: No Way to Dispose of Toxic Fracking Waste fluids 7.5 5: Protection of Primary Aquifers for Limited Time Only 7.6 6: Bans on Drilling in State-Owned Land Inadequate 7.7 7: Permits to be Issued before Rulemaking Process is Complete 7.8 8: Cumulative Impact Requirements Incomplete 7.9 9: Special Risk Areas Not Protected 7.10 10: Open Waste Pits Not Banned 7.11 11: DEC understaffed 7.12 12: Environmental Impact Reviews Split Among Several Agencies 7.13 13: DEC Conflict of Interest 7.14 14: No ban on any chemicals, even those known to be toxic and carcinogenic 7.15 15: DEC failed to use SEQR review for spreading PA flowback fluids on NY roads 7.16 16: No PA data 7.17 17: Insufficient Public Comment Period 8 Critique By Topic 8.1 Threats to Water 8.1.1 Water Pollution 8.1.2 The Destruction of Water 8.2 Air Quality 8.3 Fracking the Farmland and Foodshed 8.4 Quality of Life 8.4.1 Regulations, Preemptions, Zoning, and Local Prohibtions 8.5 Wastewater disposal and treatment 8.6 Threats to Forests 8.7 Threats to wildlife 8.8 Public Lands 8.9 DEC process / Implementation Issues 8.10 Public Health Impacts 8.10.1 See also 8.11 Pipelines 8.12 Road Use / Trucks 8.13 Economic Impacts 8.14 Property Rights, Home Rule, and Informed Consent 8.15 State Regulatory Resources (or lack thereof) 8.16 Utility Issues 9 Critique By Section 9.1 Chapter 0 - What's Missing 9.2 Chapter 1 - Introduction 9.3 Chapter 2 - Description of Proposed Action 9.4 Chapter 3 - Proposed SEQR Review Process 9.5 Chapter 4 - Geology 9.6 Chapter 5 - Natural Gas Development Activities & High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing 9.7 Chapter 6 - Potential Environmental Impacts 9.8 Chapter 7 - Mitigation Measures 9.9 Chapter 8 - Permit Process and Regulatory Coordination 9.10 Chapter 9 - Alternative Actions 9.11 Chapter 10 - Review of Selected Non-Routine Incidents in Pennsylvania 9.12 Chapter 11 - Summary of Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures 10 See Also 11 Final Words

Thank you for writing to the DEC.   Steven & Gloria Foster