Group Seeks Fracking Extension
Jan 7, 2013
“This movie is good in the sense that it shows a lot of people who haven't been paying attention to what's going on with gas drilling, the impact to a community and people's lives,” said Wes Gillingham, Program Director for Catskill Mountainkeeper...
Today's Local News Briefs FROM: Albany, Accord, Coxsackie, UCCC
Kingston Daily Freeman-January 4, 2013
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Catskill Mountainkeeper Woodstock is organizing carpools and vans for people who want to attend an upcoming rally ...
Digging Into the Practice of Fracking
Ramsay Adams, who runs the environmental group Catskill Mountain Keeper, describes the problems: "You've got spills, you've got aquifer ...
Fracking Health Impact Study Details Requested By New York ...
Huffington Post-Dec 18, 2012
Groups signing the letter include Catskill Mountainkeeper, Common Cause, Environmental Advocates, the Natural Resources Defense Council ...
Supporting Home Rule Over Fracking in NY: NRDC Files Brief On ...
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)-Dec 11, 2012
The brief—filed on behalf of Catskill Mountainkeeper; Delaware Riverkeeper Network; Gas Drilling Awareness for Cortland County; Otsego ...
Coalition Formed to Ban Fracking
Oneonta Daily Star-December 11, 2012
One of these is the Catskill Mountainkeeper, an organization that promotes sustainable growth in the Catskills. Program director Wes ...
Americans Against Fracking Formed by 100 Groups
Akron Beacon Journal (blog)-Dec 7, 2012
Including organizations such as 350.org, Berks Gas Truth, Breast Cancer Action, CREDO Action, Catskill Mountain Keeper, Center for ...
Mountainkeeper and More than 100 Groups Launch Americans Against Fracking
December 11, 2012 By Mark Boshnack
The Oneonta Daily Star A national organization was recently formed to oppose the controversial method of oil and gas extraction known as hydraulic fracturing. More than 100 groups came together this month to launch Americans against Fracking, a national coalition dedicated to banning the practice. One of these is the Catskill Mountainkeeper, an organization that promotes sustainable growth in the Catskills. Program director Wes Gillingham said joining the coalition was important because “the regulatory process (in the state) has turned into a political process.”
Read moreTesting Clears Binghamton Water of Fracking Impact
Press & Sun-Bulletin-Nov 23, 2012
However, Wes Gillingham, program director for the environmental group Catskill Mountainkeeper, said the city is wise to monitor its water ...