New Yorkers Against Fracking
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| New Yorkers Against Fracking | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Type: | Nonprofit coalition |
| Top official: | Lois Gibbs, Executive Director (as of 2016) |
| Year founded: | 2012 |
| Promoted policies | |
| Opposed hydraulic fracturing | |
As of 2016, New Yorkers Against Fracking (NYAF) was a coalition of nonprofit organizations, public interest groups, activists and individuals that worked to eliminate hydraulic fracturing in the state of New York. The group's activism played a key role in the passage of the New York fracking ban in December 2014.[1]
Mission
As of 2016, New Yorkers Against Fracking's Facebook page said the coalition's mission was "to tell Albany to ban fracking to keep our water and our state safe."[2]
History
NYAF was launched in 2012 as "a coalition of organizations, businesses, and faith leaders [who called] for a ban on fracking."[3] Food and Water Watch, Frack Action, United for Action, Catskill Mountainkeepers and Working Families Organization were NYAF's principle founders.[4]
Work
In December 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) banned hydraulic fracturing in the state of New York, citing health concerns.[5]
After the ban was announced, NYAF said in a statement, “On behalf of millions of New Yorkers, we would like to thank the Governor for his leadership and keeping his word in listening to the science and protecting the health and safety of New Yorkers over the special interests of the oil and gas industry.” It added, "The toxic drilling process would threaten our health, poison our water and air, and forever mar New York as hundreds of health professionals and medical organizations have told us. This decision will affect New York for generations to come. We now look forward to making New York the renewable energy capital of the United States, leading the nation to a better, brighter future.” [6]
Leadership
As of 2016, NYAF's Advisory Committee was composed of: [7]
- Lois Gibbs, Executive Director
- Natalie Merchant, Musician and activist
- Mark Ruffalo, Actor and activist
- Sandra Steingraber, Ecologist and author
Finances
As of 2016, donations to NYAF were administered through Food and Water Watch, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and a leading founder of the coalition.[8]
Recent news
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See also
- Fracking
- Food and Water Watch
- Nonprofit organization
External links
New Yorkers Against Fracking homepage
Footnotes
- ↑ New Yorkers Against Fracking, "Central NY organizations, elected officials held press conference thanking Governor Cuomo and administration for following science and banning fracking," December 23, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "New Yorkers Against Fracking," accessed July 19, 2015
- ↑ Frack Action, "Coalitions," accessed July 19, 2022
- ↑ 11th Hour Project, "New Yorkers Against Fracking," accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Citing health risks, Cuomo bans fracking in New York State," December 17, 2014
- ↑ My Twintiers, "New Yorkers Against Fracking thanks Gov. Cuomo for banning fracking," December 17, 2014
- ↑ New Yorkers Against Fracking, "Members," accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ New Yorkers Against Fracking, "Donate," accessed August 24, 2015
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