Binghamton, NY; April 16, 2011
The
Ban Fracking in NY conference drew activists from throughout NY State and elsewhere for a day-long exposition of strategies and sharing of energies. The focus was squarely on rejecting half measures, and insisting that the goal of anti-frackers should be a complete and total ban on fracking in NY State.
Sponsor: CDOG
In Part One:
Carl Arnold: Opening Remarks
Attorney
Mary Jo Long: What Are Lawyers For?
Ben Price: We Don't Have a Fracking Problem, We Have a Democracy Problem
Related Link:
CELDF
Rachel Treichler: Water Law
With an afterward by
Jack Ossont of The Committee to Preserve the Finger Lakes and The Coalition to Protect New York.
Attorney
Mary Jo Long: Powers of Local Governments & the "Takings" Threat
See the Google Doc:
Ban Actions and the "Takings" Bogeyman
Mike Bernhard and
Ben Price make short presentations on the inherent dangers of regulationism, and specifically the danger of expecting one or more governmental agencies to protect us from the the adverse effects of fracking.
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In Part Two:
Adrian Kuzminski of
Sustainable Otsego, and
Carl Arnold of CDOG:
Statewide Ban: Legislative & Executive Action.
Adrian Kuzminski of
Sustainable Otsego, and
Ben Price of
CELDF:
One Ban at a Time? - Counties, Towns, Villages.
Howie Hawkins: Public Power - Why Philly Could Choose
See video of Jannette Barth's presentation:
Gas Drilling - The Economic Impact on Communities.
Read her
Google Doc on the same subject.
Related Link:
American Public Power Association
Kevin Bunger: Organizing Faith Groups
Related Link:
Coalition to Protect New York
Larry Bennett of
Ommegang Brewery, and
Art Hunt of
Hunt Country Vineyards discuss
Organizing Businesses.
Mike Bernhard: Outreach to Leaseholders & Prospective Leaseholders
Laura Sheinkopf, LuAnne Kozma, & Sherry Fleming: Interstate, Inter-Issue, Upstate/Downstate Organizing
Related Links:
Neogap;
Safe Water Movement
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In Part Three:
Rachel Treichler: Electoral Action - Navigating NYS Election Law
Ken Jaffe: Electoral Action - Independent Campaigns
Gloria Mattera: Electoral Action - Party Campaigns
Laurie Spaeth: Reframing
Lindsay Speer: Using Twitter
Outreach - Organizing Resistance
Michael Dineen: Petition Drives
With further outreach commentary by
Jan Quarles, Art Hunt, Julie Huntsman, Jack Ossont, and
Keywords:
Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling
