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Compiled by the American Sustainable Business Council

Economy
• Economic projections for fracking neglect the costs to communities
• The costs of fracking
• Fracking’s boom-and-bust cycle
• The false market value of fracking
• The gas industry’s flawed methodology
• The effects of fracking, county-by-county

Jobs
• Fracking leads to widespread job loss outside the energy sector
• How the gas industry inflates its job-creation numbers
• Fracking has not helped job growth in PA
• How New York State Exaggerated Potential Job Creation from Shale Gas Development

Real Estate and Property Values
• Drilling decreases property values
• Fracking hurts homeowners

Legislation
• Current laws cannot protect us from fracking
• The dangers of inadequate fracking disclosure laws
• A comparison of fracking disclosure laws and their enforcement
• Fracking bans and moratoria across the state

Renewable Energy
• “Examining the feasibility of converting New York State’s all-purpose energy infrastructure to one using wind, water, and sunlight”

Videos
• Deborah Rogers: Economics of Fracking
• Don’t Frack My Beer! Brooklyn Brewery
• To Frack or Farm?
• Applied Frackonomics
• The Impact of Fracking in NY
• Frackonomics Explained

 

 

 

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Look who has recently urged Gov. Cuomo to say no to fracking and yes to a renewable energy driven economy:

Tom Valenti, Executive Chef Quest NYC • Casey Sheahan, CEO of Patagonia • Eileen Fisher, Founder and CEO of Eileen Fisher Inc • Dolly Lenz, Vice Chairman of Prudential Douglas Elliman New York • Ben Cohen, Co-Founder, Ben & Jerry’s • Paulette Cole, CEO & Creative Director, ABC Carpet & Home; partner, ABC Kitchen and ABC Cocina • Jean Georges Vongerichen, Chef and Restaurateur • Tom Szaky, CEO, TerraCycle • Horst M. Rechelbacer, Founder of Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients • Deepak Chopra, Founder, The Chopra Foundation; Adjunct Professor, Northwestern and Columbia Universities’ Business Schools • Phil Suarez, President & CEO, Suarez Restaurant Group, LLC • Gary Hirshberg, Co-founder & Chairman, Stonyfield Farm • Linda Goldstein, CEO, Original Artists • Steve Hindy, Founder of Brooklyn Brewery • David Fenton, CEO of Fenton Communications • Andrew Appel, Creative Director at Beyond Success Consulting • Mitchell Rabin, Founder and President of A Better World Radio, TV & Media • Sean Barlow, President and Executive Producer of Afropop Worldwide • Christina Vircillo, CEO of Three One NYC • James Maskell, CEO of Revive Primary Care • Peter Saltonstall, King Ferry Winery • Judith R. King, Partner at Morris + King Company • Edward Baum, CMO at Rock Paper Photo • Donna Frankel, Board of Directors at Justtell.org • Wendy Brawer, Greenmap.org • David Levine, CEO American Sustainable Business Council • Shellie Goldstein, President of Shellie Goldstein Acupuncture • Claire Marin, COO Catskill Provisions • Sheila Brown, Founder Water Talk • Catherine Walsh, Co-Founder of New York Superfoods • Anna Pavlakis, Owner, Integrated Soul Healing at Wood Dragon Feng Shui • Jodie Evans, Founder of CodePink • Will Blunt, Managing Editor at StarChefs.com • Susan Van Dolsen, Co-Founder of Westchester for Change • Larry Bennett, Operator of Brewery Ommegang • Richard Perl, CAO TerraCycle

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