VOTE NOVEMBER 8 TO PROTECT MORRIS

Marilyn Roveland, Town Supervisor
Dawn Sieck, Town Council
Bob Thomas, Town Council

YOUR CHOICE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPEN GOVERNMENT!

• Maintain the rural and historic character of Morris
• Protect our clean drinking water and clean air
• Keep our night skies free of light pollution
• Provide a safe environment for our children
• Continue low crime rates
• Preserve pristine valley vistas
• Ban heavy industry, including gas drilling and related extraction activities

AND VOTE FOR TERESA WINCHESTER FOR OTSEGO COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 2 (Morris, Pittsfield and Butternuts)

Using Local Laws to Protect Health, Safety and Community Assets

Community Forum
Friday, October 21 7-9 pm
Morris Central School


Using Local Laws to Protect Health, Safety & Community Assets-- Safeguarding Communities in the Face of Industrial-scale Gas Drilling


Featuring Attorneys Helen and David Slottje
with guest Joanne Cipolla-Dennis
and panel Q&A moderator Bob Eklund


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Sponsored by Advocates for Morris, Concerned Burlington Neighbors, Friends of Butternuts, New Lisbon Neighbors, Protect Laurens and Protect Pittsfield pro-ban organizations, and the Butternut Valley Alliance
& Otsego 2000



For info contact onceyouknow.morris@gmail.com

250 doctors and other health professional say the DEC's draft on hydraulic fracturing doesn't do enough

Letter criticizes DEC hydrofracking draft

NEW YORK STATE -- More than 250 doctors and other health professionals say the DEC's draft on hydraulic fracturing doesn't do enough to address the health issues surrounding the gas drilling method.

In a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo, the doctors are calling for a comprehensive human health study in the proposal to permit deep natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale region of New York. The letter also says the state health department has declined to do the assessment on the grounds it wouldn't provide significant new information not already being covered.

The doctors claim growing evidence from industrial gas development in other states shows worsening health among people living near gas wells, compressor stations and waste pits.

The Cuomo administration did not immediately reply to requests for comment Wednesday.

read more about it at the link below

http://capitalregion.ynn.com/content/top_stories/559417/letter-criticizes-dec-hydrofracking-draft/