A new poll shows that the people who would be impacted by fracking – residents of the Southern Tier and Hudson Valley – strongly oppose it. Despite the industry funneling millions into bullying New York into drilling, the results aren’t even close: 51 to 35.
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“I urge you to reject authorizing the authority to borrow Clean Water State Revolving Fund dollars to help construct the New New York Bridge.”
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Governor Cuomo was emboldened recently when his raid on federal dollars dedicated for our communities clean water infrastructure was approved by the obscure Public Authorities Control Board (PACB), even as one member who voted yes continued to express criticisms and disapproval.
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The public notched an important win against the fracking industry as the state’s highest court affirmed the right of our communities to ban drilling.
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Why would the agency in charge of funding clean water projects vote unanimously to divert $511 million on hand to construct…
If you believe New York should be a clean energy leader, and that our government must prioritize the public good over Big Oil and fracker greed, sign onto our comments urging Governor Cuomo to use his soon-to-be-finalized State Energy Plan to fight climate change and move New York away from dirty fossil fuels of the past!
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With all the moral and ethical challenges facing Albany lawmakers these days, it should come as no surprise that both the Assembly and Senate resorted to bank robbery as a viable revenue stream for this year’s state budget. The bank in question is Governor Cuomo’s one billion dollar Green Bank.
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You have made our campaign against Big Oil’s plan to turn NY into a global crude oil transport hub our biggest effort ever! Nearly 3,000 people signed our petition to Governor Cuomo, and just last week we stood with Albany County Executive Dan McCoy
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The only way to describe what is taking place in the halls of the Capitol as the Legislature responds to the…