[MPWG] BREAKING: Anti-Fracking Bill Passed!

Tue Nov 30 12:06:50 CST 2010

This is good.
Blessings,
Marguerite

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Dear everyone,

A little before 1:00 a.m. last night, by a vote of 94-44, the New York State
Assembly passed the moratorium on hydraulic fracture drilling.

Go ahead: get up from your chair. Do a little dance, pump your fist, or do
whatever you do to celebrate a victory of grassroots action over corporate
power.

*You deserve it.* At the time the bill passed last night, *more than 52,000
New Yorkers* had signed the petition urging the Assembly to act. We joined
an incredible alliance of Frack Action, Environmental Advocates, MoveOn.org,
Mark Ruffalo, Pete Seeger, Assemblymembers Robert Sweeney and Steve
Englebright, Borough President Scott Stringer, and so many others to pass a
bill that everyone thought was dead - first through the New York State
Senate, then the Assembly.

*The bill now goes to the governor's desk for his signature.* We still have
to make sure he signs it, and then see to it that even stronger legislation
is put in place next year.

But let's take a moment to celebrate, because this is a major step forward. As
far as we know, this is the first time that *any *state legislature has said
"no" to these drillers.

And it didn't come from the top-down. While we at the Working Families Party
are proud to have played a small role in last night's victory, *the real
credit is due to the thousands of New Yorkers who spoke out, organized, put
the dangers of "fracking" on the public agenda, and pushed us again and
again to join the fight. *

So thank you for leading this charge. Thank you for taking even stronger
action at every step of the way.

And thank you in advance for your continued efforts to make sure that New
York's water is clean and safe to drink, and that everyday New Yorkers have
more of a say in how our lives are governed than corporations who think
money can buy them whatever they want.

*For news coverage of the petition and the fracking fight, check out these
articles:*

   - *New York Observer: WFP Teams Up With Mark Ruffalo For Last-Minute
   Fracking Ban
Push<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=w4wAePDZ4QtzU0ZaqBkIYHAIqqqYI0QS>
   *
   "The Working Families Party is out with a last-minute push to pressure
   the Assembly to ban hydro-fracking during the special session, slated to get
   underway shortly in Albany. ...the WFP, Move-On and others have gathered
   50,000 signatures calling on the lower house to follow suit."

   - *Albany Times-Union: Hydrofracking Moratorium Supporters Hopeful on
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   "MoveOn and the Working Families Party are touting a 50,000-signature
   petition supporting the moratorium... If it comes to the floor, advocates
   are confident it will pass."

   - *Ithaca Journal: Assembly Approves Gas Drilling
Moratorium<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=zHOYzEhx4rQyi1VcZR3GA3AIqqqYI0QS>
   *
   "Actor Mark Ruffalo, a Sullivan County resident and an anti-drilling
   advocate, also released a statement through the Working Families Party,
   pushing for the Assembly to pass the bill and urging New Yorkers to sign a
   petition in favor of the moratorium."

Thank you,

- Dan Cantor, WFP Executive Director

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