Greetings,

I am exceedingly pleased to let you know that there is a growing sense that New York's de facto moratorium on horizontal hydrofracturing in Marcellus Shale will likely continue throughout 2012. That is thrilling news, though I hesitate to mention it to avoid jinxing our shut-out. Keep pushing. No let-up.

Here are some hot-off-the-press newsclips as well as a terrifically informative video of a presentation last Thursday involving two key pro-fracking advocates and others. Thank you Press & Sun-Bulletin. Listen very carefully at 20:45.

Greetings,

I write to thank everyone who has worked so hard these last two and a half grueling years to maintain New York's de facto moratorium on Marcellus Shale horizontal hydrofracturing. Your diligence and sacrifice are greatly appreciated. What you have collectively achieved is almost beyond belief. I am sure the gas industry is chagrined to feels likewise.

Even against that background of impressive political achievement, the last ten days have been noteworthy in the annals of NYS grassroots action. Wow.

Greetings,

I very much hope to see you today (1/4/12) in Albany at 10:30 AM on the Concourse of The Empire State Plaza outside the entrance to the EGG (Empire State Plaza Convention Center) for our State of the State rally. I implore you to vote with your feet. WE NEED EVERY SINGLE ACTIVIST TO GET THERE EARLY AND TO STAY LATE.

Bring all the banners and signs you can lay your hands on. We will see if they are allowed on the Concourse.

Greetings,

FYI, I updated Governor Cuomo yesterday regarding the more than 20,900 signatories to the Withdraw the Revised Draft SGEIS Coalition Letter. Please note the last paragraph of the letter below. If that proposal can be implemented, there would be no horizontal hydrofracturing in New York's tight shale for a very long time to come.

Greetings,

Happy Holidays to one and all. I am very pleased to bring glad tidings.

The Coalition Letter which requests that Governor Cuomo Immediately Withdraw the Revised Draft SGEIS NOW HAS MORE THAN 20,000 SIGNATORIES!!! Can you believe that??? Wow. That is more than twice as many signatories than we compiled in a year for a similar letter to Governor Paterson!

Greetings,

The Coalition Letter which requests that Governor Cuomo immediately withdraw the Revised Draft SGEIS has almost reached 11,000 signatories!!! I am giving you a big heads up that more heavy-hitters and important groups are about to sign on. We could be about to make a huge quantum jump.

Greetings,

The Coalition Letter which requests that Governor Cuomo immediately withdraw the Revised Draft SGEIS now has nearly 10,700 signatories!!! Stay tuned for more heavy-hitters and important groups signing on. Keep beating the bushes.

1. We were fortunate that the huge tax deal struck this week by the Governor and the Legislature did not include any hydrofracturing component. Gas and oil lobbyists were circling the halls of the Capitol to the very end. Thanks for the hundreds of emails and phone calls to Governor Cuomo and Senator Libous.

Greetings,

I can hardly believe this, but the Withdraw the Revised Draft SGEIS coalition letter is within hollering distance of 10,000 signatories only 30 days after the campaign began. The current count is 9,477. It took almost a year to get an equal number of signatories to the 2009 Withdraw the Draft SGEIS coalition letter!!!

Greetings,

I am exceedingly pleased to inform you that the Withdraw the Revised Draft SGEIS coalition letter now more than 4,100 signatories. It received tremendous press coverage all last week during the DEC hearing in Binghamton. I can assure you that our request is increasingly reverberating on the Second Floor. Thanks so much for your help.