City Urges Protection of Aqueducts From Frack-Induced Earthquakes
Examiner.com - Feb 19, 2012
Wes Gillingham of Catskill Mountainkeeper brought to the Council what he said was in fact "on the ground" material that could be used to study the effects ...
NY Water Rangers Celebrate Assembly's Action to Close New York's ...
ReadMedia (press release) - Feb 16, 2012
The campaign is supported by Catskill Mountainkeeper, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Earthjustice, EARTHWORKS Oil & Gas Accountability Project, ...
Fracking Gets its Own "Occupy" Movement
CBS News - Jan 23, 2012
“Fracking is a pretty scary prospect,” says Wes Gillingham, planning director for Catskill Mountainkeeper. “It's created a community of people that wouldn't ...
Shale-Shocked
Huffington Post - Jan 23, 2012
“Fracking is a pretty scary prospect,” says Wes Gillingham, planning director for Catskill Mountainkeeper. “It's created a community of people that wouldn't ...
Strictly Business: Is This the Year for Fracking in NY?
Elmira Star-Gazette - Jan 14, 2012
The Natural Resources Defense Council, Earthjustice, Riverkeeper, Catskill Mountainkeeper and Delaware Riverkeeper Network said their review of the ...
Gas-Drilling Fans, Foes Weigh in on NY Rule
A coalition of environmental groups including the Natural Resources Defense Council, Earthjustice, Riverkeeper, Catskill Mountainkeeper and Delaware...
Groups Say Fracking Proposal Deficient
By North Country Gazette On January 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment NEW YORK—Catskill Mountainkeeper,Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Earthjustice, ...
Catskill Mountainkeeper Featured in New York Times Article
Wes Gillingham, Catskill Mountainkeeper Program Director is quoted In Peter Applebome’s January 10, 2012 New York Times article, "
Drilling Critics Face a Divide Over the Goal of Their Fight
With a deadline looming this week for the public to weigh in on gas drilling in New York State, the antifracking movement itself has become divided over what its goal should be: securing the nation’s toughest regulations, or winning an outright ban?....... “When we started out, what we wanted was more information on what this means for New York,” said Wes Gillingham, program director for Catskill Mountainkeeper, one of the first groups to focus on the issue. “No one had any thought about calling for a ban. But the more you find out about gas drilling and how it’s been practiced by the industry today, the more you realize it can’t be done safely. It would just be a disaster for New York State."
Fracking Will Poison New York's Drinking Water, Critics Warn
A former staffer at a state government agency responsible for regulating hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has warned that allowing the controversial gas drilling method in New York would lead to contamination of the state's aquifers and would poison its drinking water....Wes Gillingham, the program director of Catskill Mountainkeeper, one of a large number of environmental groups active in opposing fracking in New York state, echoed Bayer."It is not just a matter of numbers of personnel. We need people overseeing the industry and inspecting the cement around the casings," he told the Guardian.
