Urgent Marcellus Shale Action Update

12/23/2009

Greetings,

In a development of stupendous importance, New York City today "called on DEC to rescind the draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) that was released on September 30, 2009 because it does not adequately address the risks of drilling in the New York City watershed, which supplies drinking water for nine million New Yorkers."

See http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/press_releases/09-15pr.shtml

Bringing the full force of New York City's political leadership to bear on Governor Paterson will dramatically increase the likelihood of withdrawing the dSGEIS and sending it back to the drawing board.

I implore each and every one of you to take time during the holidays to find more signatories and email/phone and fax Governor Paterson.

SPARE NO EFFORT. POUR IT ON. ONLY EIGHT DAYS TO GO. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

Please note that Congressional Representatives Hinchey and Arcuri still have not signed the coalition letter.

See NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/24/science/earth/24drill.html?ref=nyregion

Happy Holidays.

Walter Hang

More than 8,000 citizens, Mayors, Assembly members, Town Supervisors, County Legislators, a Congressional Representative, other elected officials, religious leaders and local/state/national environmental organizations have now signed the coalition letter requesting Governor Paterson to withdraw the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) for Marcellus Shale Horizontal Drilling and Hydrofracking. Our efforts continue to receive extensive local, state and national media coverage.