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Ban Industrial Extraction of Natural Gas in Vestal
Petition published by Vestal on Sep 27, 2011
| 337 Signatures |
Target: Vestal Town Board
Region: United States of America
Petition Background (Preamble):
Neither the federal Environmental Protection Agency, nor the New York Department of Environmental Conservation has stepped forward to protect the people from the plundering of our resources, poisoning our water, crowding and damaging our roads, ruining our beautiful landscapes, threatening our agriculture and tourism caused by industrialized gas extraction.
Can our local government step in and fill the gap? Yes! It is quite clear, (Black Letter Law), that a Town Board has the ability to prohibit land use it does not feel is compatible with the wishes, safety, and economic well-being of its constituents.
Many communities across the state have now banned gas drilling.We propose that the Town Board of Vestal, New York enact a total ban on industrialized natural gas extraction (hydrofracking).
Please sign if you are a Town of Vestal Resident and over 18 years old!
Can our local government step in and fill the gap? Yes! It is quite clear, (Black Letter Law), that a Town Board has the ability to prohibit land use it does not feel is compatible with the wishes, safety, and economic well-being of its constituents.
Many communities across the state have now banned gas drilling.We propose that the Town Board of Vestal, New York enact a total ban on industrialized natural gas extraction (hydrofracking).
Please sign if you are a Town of Vestal Resident and over 18 years old!
Petition:
Hydrofracking is a heavily industrialized process that in surrounding states has severely snarled traffic and damaged local agriculture, hunting, fishing, tourism, roads, and local economies.
We urge the Town of Vestal to ban industrial gas extraction (hydrofracking).
We urge the Town of Vestal to ban industrial gas extraction (hydrofracking).
The Ban Industrial Extraction of Natural Gas in Vestal petition to Vestal Town Board was written by Vestal and is in the category Environment at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: natural, gas, ban, frack, fracking, high, volume slick, water, local, action, hyrofrack, hydrofracking, clean air, clean water, sue rapp
