Water is our "bridge to the future." MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS EPA - IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC STUDY - NEW HEARING DATES EPA has set new dates for hearings in Binghamton, NY for its important fracking study - September 13 and 15. The EPA is conducting a comprehensive research study to investigate the potential adverse impact that hydraulic fracturing may have on water quality and public health. Send your comments to EPA - due before September 15. The EPA has a "tipline". for citizens to contact the EPA directly - for water, drilling, and health issues. IMPORTANT PRESS ...more news reports Associated Press, "E.P.A. Says: Don't Drink Water Contaminated By Gas Drilling." Reuters, "Pennsylvania Regulators are Illegally Allowing Gas Companies to Withdraw Water." Bloomberg News, "Gas Drilling Moratorium Passes New York Senate." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Well Drilling Violations Near 1,500 for Marcellus Shale." The Star Ledger, "Citzens Urge NJ, PA to Consider Impact Studies Before Adopting 'Rules'." Scranton Times-Tribune, "Forum Discusses Gas Industry Money Impact on PA State Politics. New York Times, "Hurdles for a Gas Transition Are Many." Common Dreams, "Gas No Quick Fix for U.S. Energy Woes." The Associated Press, "Drilling Subcontractor in PA Well Blast Had Fines - 2 Die." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "1200 People Attend EPA Hearing, Most Oppose Fracking." ProPublica, "Information From Drilling Companies Isn’t Coming Easily, Congressmen Say." Rodale Publishing, "Fracking Threatens National Water Supply, Human Health." Truth Out, "Investigation Confirms PA Fracking Well Blowout Was Preventable, Catastrophic." New York Times, "Concerns Spread Over Environmental Costs of Producing Shale Gas." Vanity Fair, "A Colossal Fracking Mess: The Dirty Truth Behind the New Gas." The Nation, "Onshore Drilling Disasters Waiting to Happen." Audubon Magazine, "Gas Pains: The Results Could Be Disastrous." River Reporter, "Information is Power." GAS DRILLING IS NOT A BENIGN ACTIVITY The Upper Delaware River Watershed Basin - is the source of pure-water for over 5% of the U.S. population in Philadelphia, New York City, here, and half of New Jersey. Besides temporary disruptions there is much irreversible damage to water, air, habitat, land, wildlife, quality of life, human health, property values. FRAC-GAS IS WORSE THAN COAL When the total emissions of greenhouse gases are considered, gas obtained by fracking, and coal from mountain-top removal probably have similar releases, and in fact the gas may be worse in terms of consequences on global warming ... please see Cornell Uinversity 3-page document. HALLIBURTON SECRET GAS DRILLING PROCESS There is constant venting and flaring which causes severe air pollution, and each deep gas well uses millions of gallons of water, sand, 171 products, and 645 chemicals (some secret & toxic). Halliburton's gas well drilling process, "hydraulic fracturing" - is now exempt from the "Safe Drinking Water Act," "The Clean Water Act," "The Clean Air Act," "The Right-to-Know-Act", and other protections. See NRDC report: . . . read more The Upper Delaware River Watershed Basin - the source of pure-water for 17 million people. After meetings with the PA Department of Environmental Protection (PA-DEP) and NY Department of Environmental Conservation (NY-DEC) - experts have calculated that over 20,000 wells will be drilled in the Upper Delaware River Watershed Basin. ONE well requires 5 to 9 million gallons of water in the initial drilling, and up to that much each time the well undergoes the hydraulic-fracturing process used to access the gas. This water is allowed to be taken from our streams, lakes, rivers, and aquifers. It is left polluted by the chemicals used in the drilling and fracturing. Some of this water leaches into the drinking water aquifers and surface waters. Even the industry claim that gas drilling will create jobs and economic benefits - has now been shown to be false. Please see19-page document sent by our board, experts, and legal team to DRBC [Delaware River Basin Commission]. This federal/four-state commission has a U.S. Supreme Court-ordered mandate to manage and protect the special public waters of the entire Upper Delaware River Basin region. Please help us to protect your drinking water and land and properties. Read the facts; talk to your neighbors; donate. We are working hard to prevent the dire effects of gas drilling - in the Upper Delaware Watershed [which includes the entire NYC Watershed]. Halliburton and Exxon-Mobil, Cabot, Chesapeake, Stone, Hess and their foreign partners have begun deployment within the Watershed region. Damascus Citizens for Sustainability is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization. PLEASE USE THIS E-MAIL TO CONTACT US: DCS@mailhosts.net "The people have a constitutional right to clean air, pure water, and the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment". Article 1, Section 27 PA Constitution THIS LAND IS OUR LAND Pete Seeger • Joins Our Cause. "No Frackin Way!" MARK RUFFALO We Do This Work For The Children. Mark's Video • #1 on NY Senate's Official Site. DR. THEO COLBORN Chemicals and the Public Health. A Comprehensive 48-minute Video Presentation. VANITYFAIR MAGAZINE "Know the Drill" By Jacques del Conte. View 12-Minute VANITYFAIR.com HD-Video. Read-Download Read-Download "DAMASCUS" God said “‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told everything you are destined to do. The Holy Bible, Acts 22 "CITIZENS" Citizens assemble with the sole goal of declaring that they disapprove of the course of the government. Alexis de Tocqueville

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