I’m a longtime Trenton based advocate, but this year I’ll be protesting the Governor’s annual State of the State address in another state capitol, Albany NY on Wednesday:
Rally to Stop Fracking in NY at the State of the State Address
The New Yorkers Against Fracking coalition is calling on all New Yorkers to come to Albany for a rally to keep fracking out of our beloved state. We will take our message right to the Governor as we gather outside the annual State of the State Address, delivered by Andrew Cuomo.
Apparently, NJ’s environmental groups – who are working so well together behind the scenes and with dozens of closed door DEP stakeholder groups and are so busy crafting “principles”, slogans, and press releases – don’t seem to have any message to bring to NJ Governor Christie.
Environmentalists apparently could not mobilize a message to bring to The Governor that has by far the worst environmental record in NJ State history – and adding insult to injury, just days ago, Christie openly opposed a Coastal Commission to govern post Sandy Shore planning (while ignoring and slashing climate change and DEP regulatory programs).
Oh well. Maybe they’ll prove me wrong and have a secret swarm event planned where thousands will show up, shock the media, and overwhelm state house security!
Could you even imagine this in NJ? That might make King Christie angry, and he’s known to retaliate (no more mitigation money or renewal of open space funding! Maybe he’ll even veto that life and death plastic bag bill!)
“One way or another, this darkness got to give“
Albany anti-fracking protest (8/27/12)