Governor Cuomo Reportedly Believes His Administration is Doing a "Good Job" on DOH Review/Your Eloquent Missives to the Contrary/Important New Sign-On Letter

URGENT: Please Become a Signatory to a Critically Important New Coalition Letter:
http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale/letters/2013/10/17/letter-to-frack-panel

Greetings,

Please sign a new coalition letter. This is really important. This is a biggie.

It has been another incredibly tumultuous week in our campaign to safeguard New York from Marcellus Shale fracking hazards.

As you know, a member of the Fracking Advisory Panel wrote DEC Commissioner Martens to request that the fatally flawed Department of Health (DOH) "review" of DEC's "health impact analysis" be put on-hold and that a comprehensive "Public Health Impact Study" be undertaken openly and transparently to resolve shale fracking health concerns once and for all.

That letter received considerable breaking news and follow-up coverage. See: http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale

When Governor Cuomo was asked about the letter, he was reportedly unfamiliar with its substance. Nevertheless, he reportedly said that he was comfortable with the DOH Review and stated that his administration was doing a "good job on it."

Doing a good job on a DOH Review that has received massive criticism for nearly a year because it is being conducted without any formal public participation and has huge technical shortcomings?

Comfortable with a DOH Review intended to be informed by outside comprehensive investigations that either are not even underway due to a lack of funding or will not be completed for years to come?

See: http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale/news/2013-10-15/cuomo-says-no-do-over-fracking-health-review and http://www.toxicstargeting.com/news/2013-10-11/cuomo-fracking-review-i-think-were-doing-good-job-it

We Must Work Harder Than Ever

Despite plummeting poll numbers and the highest level of public opposition to shale fracking during his administration, Governor Cuomo clearly has not been persuaded that Dr. Shah's "review" must be halted despite overwhelming criticism from all sides of the shale fracking debate.

If Dr. Shah's "review" is completed, DEC could adopt a Final SGEIS. That action would terminate New York's shale fracking moratorium.

We must work harder than ever to prevent that from happening.

Take Immediate Urgent Action Today

After Assemblywoman Lupardo's well-documented letter was released last week, your efforts resulted in the other members of the Fracking Advisory Panel receiving nearly 200 detailed emails asking that they write Governor Cuomo to reiterate the Assemblywoman's respectful request.

Not one of the other Fracking Panel members has acknowledged doing that. NOT ONE.

I invite you to read excerpts of amazingly impressive activist letters: http://www.toxicstargeting.com/node/40319

Become a Signatory to a Critically Important New Sign-On Letter to the Other Fracking Panel Members

We must keep cranking up the heat. Please become a signatory to a new sign-on letter to the other members of the Fracking Advisory Panel which requests that the DOH Review be put on-hold and that a comprehensive shale fracking "Public Health Impact Study" be conducted openly and transparently.

Please sign and reference every group you represent, every advanced degree you were awarded, every official position you hold and any other notation that maximizes your credibility.

Sign here: http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale/letters/2013/10/17/letter-to-frack-panel

I invite you to read the coalition letter very carefully. It is hard to believe that the Big Greens on the Fracking Advisory Panel refuse to support this sensible position in light of Governor Cuomo's on-going efforts to complete a fatally flawed DOH Review that has received scathing criticism.

The letter requests that Governor Cuomo: "resolve High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing (HVHF) health concerns once and for all by undertaking a comprehensive, open and transparent "Public Health Impact Study."

At a minimum, that proceeding would require a) formal written public notice, b) opportunity for public review and comment as well as c) public hearing(s) to allow interested parties to testify about how the Study should be undertaken, the substantive issues that must be addressed and any other aspects of the Study that anyone might wish to speak about.

What's not to like?

PLEASE CALL AND SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PANEL TO GAIN THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE TWO REQUESTS. BE FIRM BUT RESPECTFUL.

See Fracking Panel Member Contact Info: http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale/dec-fracking-panel

MUCH MORE TO COME VERY SHORTLY.

Thank you so much for all your assistance.

Very best regards,

Walter


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