New York State is rolling out an update of its internationally famous I Love NY logo in a series of TV ads. The new logos, created by crowd sourcing, will replace the iconic heart with depictions of New York attractions, including its food and wine. The state’s culinary pre-eminence, including its farms and farmers’ markets and wineries are touted in one video featuring TV chef Rachael Ray and another with QVC’s David Venable. We love those things about New York State, too. But we wonder how those promoting farming, viniculture and tourism think they can survive if the state approves fracking for natural gas, which threatens the very areas that grow and produce all that beautiful food and wine. If you ”Heart” NY, please sign on to our campaign today, and let Governor Cuomo know that you agree that a ban on fracking in our state is the best way to keep it green and growing.
Do You Love NY Enough to Protect It From Fracking?
May 31st, 2012 § 1 comment
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Gov. Cuomo– c’mon– ban fracking!
Fact: “A study by researchers at Duke University published May 10, 2011 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, demonstrates unequivocally that fracking does, in fact, contaminate the water in the area where is used. The study examined groundwater obtained from 68 wells above the Marcellus and Utica shale formations throughout Pennsylvania and New York. The researchers found that the groundwater in the areas near active fracking wells contained, on average, methane concentrations 17 times higher than wells located where fracking was not taking place. Moreover, some of these wells had methane concentrations well above the ‘immedate action’ hazard level as defined by the U.S. Department of the Interior.”
[from "Duke University Study Connects Water Contamination to Fracking Natural Gas Wells" (5/10/11)
http://www.naturalgaswatch.org/?p=381 ]
Fact: Dr. Richard Perez of SUNY-Albany has conclusively proven that ALL of NYS’s energy needs could be met completely by solar energy alone– by covering 0.75% of NY’s surface with photovoltaics.
http://www.asrc.cestm.albany.edu/perez/publications/Other%20Papers%20and%20Applications/Is%20there%20really%20enough%20sun-07.pdf
Fact: “Germany, a nation that has less sun than New York, is installing solar electric (photovoltaic) power capacity at the rate of 20 megawatts per day.”
[ http://ossining.patch.com/blog_posts/is-new-york-fit-for-solar ]
Fact: 22,000 jobs across NY could be created with bipartisan Bonacic/Cahill Solar Jobs Act of 2012 (for solar renewable energy credits, as in NJ, PA, MA– all much more heavily incentivizing purchase of solar for residents than NY does here); Town of Babylon lends homeowners money for solar as well.
[see: http://votesolar.org/new-york-solar-jobs-act-of-2011/ ; http://www.NYSEIA.org ;
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain/article/0/2706/1788106/WAMC.News/New.York.Takes.A.Step.Toward.Solar ]