Rally and Hearing on Fracking Draw Large Crowds

Submitted by marty on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 04:21

 On November 19 a citizens' rally to protest hydrofracking was held on the Ithaca Commons. Billed as music and politics to raise awareness of industrial gas drilling in this region, the crowd braved a light rain for two hours as speakers urged opposition to planned natural gas drilling operations by a number of large multi-national corporations. The rally was followed by a public hearing at the State Theater sponsored by the Tompkins County Council of Governments which was attended by more than 1,000 people.Go to www.shaleshock.org for more information.

 

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