We can obviously see that at least for now, hydrofracking needs to stop. But what can you do to help prevent hydrofracking and save your water? Believe it or not, there are several things that you can do…
1. Contact local officials, such as the governor, legislators and other officials. Find a list of officials and contact information below. You should tell them how you feel about hydrofracking. Tell the governor to extend his executive order prohibiting it long enough for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fully conduct their study. Tell legislators to advocate for and pass laws prohibiting, or at the very least regulating hydraulic fracturing (as stated on the about page, hydrofracking is not regulated). Tell them that you want clean safe water to drink!
2. See Gasland, a documentary by Josh Fox, about hydraulic fracturing and its effects on people, animals and the environment. This movie will give you a lot more information on hydrofracking.
3. Spread the word! Tell everybody about hydrofracking! Tell everyone you know to see this site and to do whatever they can to keep our water safe.
List of people/offices to contact:
President Barack Obama
Email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
Phone: 202-456-1111
Mailing Address:
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Email: http://www.governor.ny.gov/contact/GovernorContactForm.php
Phone: (518) 474-8390
Mailing Address:
The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
Email: http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mayor.html
Phone: In NYC, 311. Out of NYC, 212-NEW-YORK. (Ask to be connected to the mayor’s office.)
Fax: (212) 312-0700
Mailing Address:
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
United Stated Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Headquarters
Phone: (202) 272-0167
Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Phone: 1-877-472-2619 (NYS Well Driller Program Phone)
Mailing Address:
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, New York 12233-0001
New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Commissioner Email: http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/maildep.html
Phone: 311 (Ask to be connected to the DEP.)
Mailing Address:
Department of Environmental Protection
Customer Service Center
59-17 Junction Boulevard, 13th Floor
Flushing, NY 11373
For more info on contacting DEP, visit: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/contact_us/index.shtml
It’s also a great idea to contact legislators or your local executives. You can easily find their contact information on google. If you are having trouble finding it, email webmaster@thinkbeforeyoufrack.org and we will try to help you!
The contact information on this page has been obtained from several places. Find them all below. You may also be able to find more information on these specific offices on the websites.
| Office/Person | Source for Contact Info |
| President Obama | VisitingDC.com (Adequate information couldn’t be found on the official White House website)
http://www.visitingdc.com/white-house/white-house-address.htm |
| Governor Cuomo | New York State Governor Official Website http://www.governor.ny.gov/contact/GovernorContactForm.php |
| Mayor Bloomberg | New York City Official Website http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.bd08ee7c7c1ffec87c4b36d501c789a0/index.jsp?doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2Fcontact_the_mayor.html |
| EPA Headquarters | EPA Official Website http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/postal.html#HQ |
| New York State DEC | DEC Official Website http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/259.html |
| New York City DEP | DEP Official Website http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/contact_us/index.shtml |
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