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PSE Sign On Letter to President Obama re: LNG Export Facilities

13 December 2012

PSE facilitated a petition signed by over one hundred medical and public health professionals that urges the Obama Administration to delay any decisions regarding the construction of new liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals for the large scale exportation of shale gas to foreign nations. New LNG export facilities will accelerate shale gas development in the United States and the potential for harm to health and the environment from this novel energy production method has not been fully examined. More rigorous scientific and epidemiologic studies are needed before the Administration makes any significant policy decisions related to shale gas production and exportation.

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Testimony: Robert W. Howarth, Ph.D. at Forum on Hydraulic Fracturing (Sen. Avella, NYS Senate Democrats)

18 Jul 2012

Robert Howarth

New York, NY. Written testimony of Robert Howarth Ph.D. at forum held by Senator Avella and Senate Democrats in NYC.

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Testimony: Robert W. Howarth, Ph.D. before the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Congress of the United States, House of Representatives

31 May 2012

Washington, DC. Prof. Robert W. Howarth, Ph.D. was invited to testify before Congress on May 31, 2012 on the environmental and public health consequences of hydraulic fracturing.

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Setbacks: How Far is Far Enough?

Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy

11 Jan 2012

Stan Scobie

Stan Scobie, Ph.D. SGEIS comments submitted to the NY Department of Environmental Conservation re: substance migration from gas wells and setback distance.

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Public Health Considerations of the Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement

Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy

11 Jan 2012

Adam Law and Jake Hays

PSE statement submitted to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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Ingraffea: Some Scientific Failings with the Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Statement And Proposed Regulation

Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy

08 Jan 2012

Anthony Ingraffea

Dr. Tony Ingraffea's SGEIS statement submitted to the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation.

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Howarth: Some Scientific Failings with the Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Statement

Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy

30 Nov 2011

Robert Howarth

Statement submitted by Robert Howarth, Ph.D. regarding the New York State draft SGEIS. Howarth's comments focus on the greenhouse gas footprint of shale gas and the water quality problems associated with shale gas.

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Letter to Governor Cuomo on Cancer Risks of HVHF

16 Nov 2011

This letter to Governor Cuomo and other state government leaders was initiated by Sandra Steingraber and warns that rushing to issue hydrofracking permits before conducting a full assessment of public health risks threatens to expose New Yorkers to the carcinogens that have been identified in communities in other states soon after the gas drilling began.

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TESTIMONY: Howarth to the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation

12 Oct 2011

Robert Howarth

Robert Howarth's written testimony to the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation regarding the draft sGEIS for shale gas development in New York State.

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Statement on dSEIS for Proposed LPG Storage Facility

Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy

11 Oct 2011

PSE

PSE's statement on the proposed Seneca Lake LPG facility, which finds that Inergy's dSEIS for the proposed liquid propane gas storage facility at Seneca Lake inadequately addresses potential impacts on both the environment and the community ...read more.

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