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August 1, 2008, The Oneonta Daily Star: More than 1,500 sign gas leases By Tom Grace "Far bigger bucks will be involved if the wells produce, but costs to municipalities will soar as well, according to Ramsay Adams, executive director of the Catskill Mountainkeeper. In late June, the environmental group held a hearing in Walton, where people from Colorado and Wyoming talked about contaminated wells, roads ruined by 30-ton rigs, and areas scarred by drilling." click here for the complete article
July 30, 2008, The Ithaca Times: East Coast Gas Rush? By Taryn Thompson "Meanwhile, the Catskill Mountainkeeper, at catskillmountainkeeper.org, provides videos, first-hand accounts, and more information on getting organized and informed about the issues surrounding oil and gas development." click here for the complete article
July 29, 2008, The Sullivan County Democrat: Catskill Mountainkeeper Gaining Notoriety, By Dan Hust. "The Youngsville office – staffed by Gillingham, Executive Director Ramsay Adams and Office Manager Beth Scullion – is filled with maps, brochures, newspapers and folders, representing the enormous breadth of the gas issue. Its windows look out on Route 52 and a community that will likely feel the effects of this profitable but controversial industry. Take a look at how Gillingham and Mountainkeeper view it:" click here for the complete article
July 27, 2008, The New York Times, Our Towns: The Light is Green and Yellow on Drilling "That was enough of a cautionary yellow light to placate some of those deeply worried about the environmental consequences of drilling. Assemblywoman Donna A. Lupardo, a Democrat who represents a district around Binghamton and voted against the bill, said Mr. Paterson clearly heard and responded to the environmental concerns.Others were less sure. On Friday, eight environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Wilderness Society, the Catskill Mountainkeeper and the Riverkeeper, sent Mr. Paterson a letter seeking a moratorium on drilling activity until the environmental impact statement is adopted." click here for the complete article
July 3, 2008, The New York Times, Our Towns: A Land Rush Is Likely so a Lawyer Gets Ready "The meeting, organized by the Catskill Mountainkeeper environmental group, included both curious landowners and staunch environmentalists, many of whom wanted not to regulate gas drilling in the state, but to stop it."
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July 3, 2008, The River Reporter: Limits of Local Control: Roads, Noise, Pollution and Gas Drilling Safety Discussed, By Fritz Mayer. "The forum, which was sponsored by the Catskill Mountainkeeper and the Sullivan County Division of Planning and Environmental Management, also brought a lot of talk about the unanticipated impacts that drilling will bring."
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June 29, 2008, The New York Times, Our Towns: Gas Drillers in Race for Hearts and Land., by Peter Applebome "Most of the meetings have focused on just such issues of what landowners can do to maximize their return and control. This one, sponsored by the Catskill Mountainkeeper environmental group, featured presentations by landowners and environmental and citizens’ advocates like Jill Morrison of the Powder River Basin Resource Council in Sheridan, Wyo., and Peggy Utesch of the Grand Valley Citizens Alliance in New Castle, Colo."
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June 20, 2008, The Middletown Times Herald Record. Bill would notably impact Sullivan County: Horizontal drilling wells would be allowed for first time in N.Y., "In some ways, the existing law is probably better right now because it slows the process down a bit," said Wes Gillingham, program director for the Catskill Mountainkeeper environmental group. "The new law opens up the opportunity for oil companies to move at a faster pace."
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