Green Party reiterates call to criminalize hydrofracking
By DAN MOSHER
As the Cuomo Administration continues to study the possible health risks associated with high-volume hydraulic fracturing, the Green Party of New York state is reiterating its call for the complete criminalization of fracking.
According to the Green Party, a law to criminalize fracking is not only wanted by the public but necessary due to fracking's potentially destructive effects, not just on the environment, but on public health, economic stability and individual communities as well.
The Green Party has been calling for the criminalization of fracking since 2010 and has since been fighting to help local leaders stop fracking in their own communities by way of home rule measures.
Already in the town of Woodstock, a resolution has passed calling for the criminalization of hydraulic fracturing as outlined in New York Public Law 1 of the state's Penal Code.
Read more at http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-Top-Stories-c-2013-07-08-84354.113122-Green-Party-reiterates-call-to-criminalize-hydrofracking.html
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