The current New York moratorium on fracking keeps them from doing this, but XTO Energy, an ExxonMobil subsidiary, is trying to get ahead of the moratorium on fracking, by preparing to start drilling the second it's lifted.
They recently bought up tracts of land near the Delaware River, and have asked the Delaware River Basin Commission (or DRBC) for permission to remove over 250,000 gallons of water a day from a tributary of the Delaware River and pump it to a nearby fracking drill site.
The DRBC is the only regulatory body that can stop XTO Energy and they will be holding a vote on XTO's water request tomorrow, May 11th.
Governor Cuomo sits on the commission and will be one of those votes. Call Gov. Cuomo right now at (518) 474-8390 and tell him to vote no!
Click here for a sample script and to let us know the results of your call.
Fracking, the natural gas drilling method that is poisoning America's drinking supply, requires millions of gallons of water in order to pump toxic chemicals and radioactive materials into the ground to break up the rock that holds the natural gas.
XTO's request to remove a quarter of a million gallons of water a day from a tributary of the Delaware River is all part of the oil industry's larger plan to get around the moratorium and be prepared to invade the region with fracking drills if the moratorium ends. Don't let them have that chance.
Tell Gov. Cuomo to stop XTO's plan with a no vote this Wednesday - call him right now.
Thank you for being a part of this campaign.
Let's win.
-Gregg
Gregg Ross, Political Campaign Manager
Democracy for America
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