"Republican State Senator Greg Ball of Patterson just sent out a notice about his tour of Pennsylvania with anti-hydrofracking activist and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox."
"Check out the long list of “tour findings” he says he expects to raise next week and in the debate about fracking in Albany:"
"No presumption of causation by the companies, they seem to be able to easily deny damages to water, soil, lost value of property and lost productivity."
"Absence of environmental impact analysis process"
"No disclosures or warning statements on lease agreements concerning the financial, health and environmental risks of hydrofracking."
"Lack of full disclosure of past violations and spills by companies."
"Seemingly aggressive unethical sales practices used by the companies “land man” to encourage land owners to sign leases."
"Lack of sharing of information on contamination between land owners."
"Lack of air quality and social monitoring."
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