H20 Man and his Anti-Fracking Friends Deserve Support and Thanks

[H2O Man]

52. Thank you all .....

.... except the person who called me a "cartoon character."

I've been working on typing up an important document today, for use in the struggle to protect the environment from the hazards of hydrofracking. It's something that people from a three-county region in upstate New York have wanted me to do. More, it's an important enough project that, in order to get it to the quality I want, it is as difficult a project as I've ever done.

But it will get done.

About a month ago, Governor Cuomo was preparing to give the "green light" for hydrofracking in the state's Southern Tier. As some of you are aware, I have a long-term working relationship with one of the members of Cuomo's "advisory committee" on fracking. So, from time to time, I hear things that aren't reported in the media.

The strong, organized grass roots response to the "outhern Tier sacrifice" plan helped to slow it down. So did the certainty of law cases being filed. We definitely would have won, in terms of getting an injunction, based upon the faulty science of the SGEIS. Cuomo knew this; because he is moving forward with his 2016 presidential run, he did not want to lose such a court case. It's not because he cares about the environment per say -- he is a cold, ambitious politician.

Keep in mind that the top level people in the county and state democratic committees have informed Cuomo that the Democratic Left (or, in their words, the "Far Left&quot provides the core of activists for much of the grass roots, door-to-door campaigning. Cuomo's stance on hydrofracking has impacted the level of their participation in numerous races across the state. Hence, the governor's recent shift in position.

None of us believe that Cuomo will do anything to help us, out of the goodness of his heart. Or that he will continue to do the right thing, should the opportunity to reap more energy corporation contributions come up. And so it is essential that we continue to work just as hard today, as we did yesterday, or last week, or last month.

(Also -- if you'll excuse my skipping about here -- the anti-hydrofracking movement recently strengthened ties with the Onondaga Nation .... last month, there was a great day of speeches, presentations, and live music at Onondaga. And that, as I've noted on DU several times in the past year, opens up other levels for environmentalists et al to engage in the Good Fight.)

Earlier today, while taking a break from writing, I came upon this OP/thread. What a nice thing for a tired Old Man to come across! And, this evening, while going to a couple small meetings held at associates' homes, my friends thought this was really encouraging, too. So thank you all, for your kind words.

Back to work!