Sign the Petition asking DEC to Wait Until EPA Issues Its Findings

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Here is the link:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nodrilling/

This is the language of the petition
We, the undersigned, join Catskill Mountainkeeper in calling on the
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to hold
up issuance of their final SGEIS on gas drilling using hydraulic
fracturing until they can study and integrate the conclusions of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s report on gas drilling.
The EPA is commencing a comprehensive research study to investigate
the potential adverse impacts of hydraulic fracturing on water quality
and public health.

We commend the EPA for recognizing that their 2004 report which
concluded that hydraulic fracturing did not pose a threat to drinking
water, did not address many conditions that are common today such as
drilling in shale, and fracturing horizontally up to a mile
underground which requires five times more chemical laden fluid than
vertical drilling. We regret that the incomplete 2004 report was used
by the Bush administration to justify exempting hydraulic fracturing
from over sight under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

We know that there is absolutely no reason to fast track the drill
permitting process. Gas supplies are plentiful. The U.S. Energy
Information Administrations Short-Term Energy Outlook's forecast
states that there are abundant inventories of natural gas and gas
consumption is not on the rise. Given fracking's potential to pollute
our drinking water, foul our air and spoil our land and health the New
York State DEC should methodically review all pertinent information
before issuing its findings.

We implore you to consider the final conclusions of the EPA's new
research study before issuing the SGEIS.

Furthermore we request that you issue a second draft after you review
the EPA Study so that the public can have the opportunity to comment
on your findings.

Sincerely,
The Undersigned

Here is the link again:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nodrilling/