"Probably the biggest environmental issue in New York State. Ever."
This week, our Town Board allowed FrackFreeGenesee to present information for an hour before their regular meeting. New York State currently is in the process of deciding whether to allow fracking in the state. Although there are five landfills/wastewater processing sites currently accepting solid and fluid waste from fracking in nearby states (Ohio and Pennsylvania) in NY, there are no approved wells into the Marcellus shale here.As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It's also so we can find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. Members come here to check in. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care!
Bob Thompson, assisted by Jamie Carestio and Bob Nilsson, explained that there are a few "levees" that currently may hold back the corporations as they seek profits at the expense of community. The concepts of home rule and moritorium have been found to be legal barriers to drilling. He explained that only the Town Boards have the power to enact a Moritorium (extended as needed) and that the dictum of Home Rule supercedes the state's interest in allowing or disallowing fracking within the town limits.
His mission, their mission, is to make this presentation to as many Town Boards as possible.