Dear NYS : What are our energy policy choices ?                                       ADD yr 2cents ?  >> Go bottom, on each page

    WHY NYS NEEDS A VOICE IN ENERGY PLANNING.                                              Want to EDIT / ADD CONTENT ? >> See here

              ACTION ITEMS   (this site)

       For the city of Syracuse and surrounding

             Onondaga and Skaneateles Lake watersheds,

                    A BAN on intensive drilling for fossil fuel

        Is Incineration Renewable Energy ?

          New York State might say call it so, by request of Covanta.

           SEND A NOTE to NYS Public Service Commission !

                     >> Other ACTION sites...  (just a few, there R many more)

                     ShaleShock CNY                   Skaneateles Lake Watershed

                            ShaleShock                                     Citizen's Campaign for the Environment  

                            Toxics Targeting                         ROUSE (Residents Opposed to Unsafe Shale-gas Extraction)

       (Photo by By BMGrace)

How 2 frame the 'shale question'?       Who decides & how, against what background ?

     Any other energy source is carefully vetted through local planning decisions, not a state-approved quick green light.

WE"VE HAD ZERO TIME for deciding  MULTI - GENERATIONAL IMPACT QUESTIONS,

           Especially if you are a FARMER wrestling with TOUGHER HARVEST SEASONS.  

              or SCHOOL PERSONNEL starting a CHALLENGING NEW SCHOOL YEAR.                           

       CALL OR WRITE NYS DEC TO DEMAND A BAN.        

Main Topic: The Proposed intensive natural gas drilling in deep shale...  everywhere, & in New York State.         

     CHALLENGE = CUMULATIVE  health, environmental, social and economic impacts.   

        Shale drilling is only be the start of 'unconventional fossil fuel'.  

         Can we step back & consider a LARGER PERSPECTIVE, including declining fossil fuel (Peak Oil) and Climate Change ?

MULTI - GENERATION IMPACT Topics

Climate Change & the Northeast / New York State = what we know /or don't know.

        Impacts on health, economy, etc., -  Does anyone take Climate seriously ?

Peak Oil / Peak everything = High-quality Fossil fuel draw-down.  - What we know /or don't know. 

        Impacts on health, economy, etc.  - Does anyone take Peak fossil fuel seriously ?   Hello ?

       If we ignore both climate AND peak oil, will they just CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT, or DOES THIS ALL GET WORSE FASTER ?

Shale drilling & Climate Change / Peak oil  = UNCONVENTIONAL DRILLING,  - what we know / don't know.  

       impacts on water, air, health, economy, etc.    WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW ALREADY ?

So..., what's our Policy Goal ?   

      ASSISTED MASS ROULETTE (SOMEONE WILL GET HIT) or

 PLANNING for a SELF-RELIANT LOCAL / REGIONAL Energy, Environment & Economy ?   

  Cognitive Menu   ( same topics, different FOCUS )

      SHALE DRiLLING DECISIONS: how are people FRAMING this DEBATE ?     

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