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	<description>The Center for Sustainable Rural Communities (CSRC)</description>
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		<title>Posted 5/8/12- CSRC endorses Day of Action in Washington, D.C on July 28.</title>
		<link>http://ruralcommunities.org/?p=749</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 01:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Sustainable Rural Communities announces its support for a major event- the Stop the Frack Attack Rally in Washington, DC on July 28th on the US Capital grounds. (To see a list of endorsing organizations visit: http://www.stopthefrackattack.org/who-we-are/) A coalition of citizens and environmental organizations is calling for a national day of demonstration to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posted 5/8/12- Residents impacted by proposed gas pipeline should seek legal advice.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Sustainable Rural Communities urges all residents who may be impacted by the proposed gas pipelines to: Contact an attorney to determine the extent of your property rights in the face of a proposed pipeline project. Contact your Town Supervisor to determine the proposed pipeline route(s) through your community. We are receiving reports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posted 5/8/12- Vermont bans fracking, 103 NY towns also act</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, the Vermont House of Representatives voted 103-36 to ban hydrofracking. They also voted to bar the toxic flowback from hydrofracking from being imported into the state for “treatment” or disposal -interpreted by some as a signal to New York that if it allows fracking it will not be permitted to use Vermont as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posted 4/3/12- New evidence of geological vulnerability to fracking</title>
		<link>http://ruralcommunities.org/?p=733</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New evidence indicates significant geological vulnerability making much of Central New York State incompatible with hydrofracking and calls into question the previously defined scope of the New York City Watershed. The following links provide maps and narratives illustrating this issue: New York City Watershed, faults and potential routes of contamination. Geologist Palmer&#8217;s concerns about fracking. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posted 3/2/12- SVW signs letter to President on fracking</title>
		<link>http://ruralcommunities.org/?p=691</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Schoharie Valley Watch (SVW) has joined with over 100 organizations around the country in signing a letter to President Obama expressing concern over his statements in support of natural gas drilling.  The letter reads, in part:  Dear Mr. President:  We are writing to express serious concerns about your remarks on natural gas drilling in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posted 2/24/12- BREAKING NEWS &#8211; Judge dismisses suit against town of Middlefield</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BREAKING NEWS- the lawsuit filed against the Town of Middlefield by a large landowner seeking to overturn an ordinance banning hydraulic fracturing (gas drilling) has been dismissed by the State of New York, County of Otsego Supreme Court. This comes on the heels of a similar decision in the Town of Dryden. Both rulings affirm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posted 2/24/12- Two gas pipelines proposed for area</title>
		<link>http://ruralcommunities.org/?p=675</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposals for two new natural gas pipelines for our area were announced this week:  The Williams/Cabot-owned Constitution Pipeline  El Paso owned Northeast Exchange  Click here for a high-level map of the proposed pipeline route: http://schoharievalleywatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Map.jpg  Citizen and environmental groups, including SVW are seeking additional information in order to assess the potential impacts of the proposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posted 2/23/12- Blog started to track the spreading of &#8220;brine&#8221; on NY roads</title>
		<link>http://ruralcommunities.org/?p=672</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jane Penrose of the Town of Ulysses has started a web site dedicated to reporting “brine” spreading on NYS roads.  The term brine can be used to describe production or waste water from gas wells. It has been reported that NYS DOT has OK’s the spreading of this waste, which may contain an assortment of heavy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posted 2/22/12- Court rules in support of local ban on hydrofracking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York Supreme Court Justice Phillip R. Rumsey ruled today in favor of the right of the Town of Dryden to adopt zoning that prohibits natural gas drilling within its borders in Tomkins County. In the case of Anschutz Exploration Corporation v. the Town of Dryden and the Town of Dryden Town Board, the judge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posted 1/23/12- SVW holds Albany Press Conference</title>
		<link>http://ruralcommunities.org/?p=656</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Schoharie Valley Watch held a press conference today at the Legislative Office Building in Albany to officially release the results of its study on hydrofracking. To an overflow pressroom audience and the media, Geologist Paul Rubin and Arthur Palmer detailed a network of earthquake faults and vast web of underground aquifers that make the Upstate [...]]]></description>
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