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Audio from Albany Earth Day rally May 2

May 03, 2011 11:35 am
[caption id="attachment_11267" align="alignright" width="300" caption=""Gasland" director Josh Fox at the State Capitol Monday. Photo by Sam Sebren."][/caption]About 300 people from New York and Pennsylvania gathered in Albany Monday, May 2 to hear 22 speakers in front of the State Capitol talk about their wish to ban hydraulic fracturing natural gas drilling in New York. Speakers included State Senators Tony Avella and Liz Kruger, and Assemblyman William Colton, sponsors of NY bill 4220 that seeks to ban the practice completely in the state. Other speakers included farmers, activits, high school students, biologist Dr. Sandra Steingraber, "Gasland" film director Josh Fox, and others.

Click on the following audio clips from the rally recorded by Sam Sebren.

Josh Fox, speaking at Albany Earth Day rally, speaking about hydrofracking May 2, 2011.

Wayne Bayer from the Department of Environmental Conservation, speaking at Earth Day Albany rally May 2, 2011.

Dr. Sandra Steingraber, speaking at Albany Earth Day rally May 2, about hydraulic fracturing drilling for natural gas.

NY State Senators Tony Avella and Liz Krueger, and Assmblyman William Colton, speaking at Albany Earth Day May 2 about hydrofracking bill they are sponsoring.

Mark Dunau, farmer from Delaware County, policy chair for Northeast Organic Farmers Association, at Albany Earth Day rally May 2.

Ava Holmes and Leyna Dessaure, Ithaca and Syracuse high school students, speaking at Albany Earth Day rally May 2.

Many more recordings follow.

Larry Bennett, from Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown, at Albany Earth Day rally May 2.

Deanna Bitetti, of Common Cause, speaking at Albany Earth Day rally May 2.

Reed Steberger, Cornell Univ. student and Power Shift organizer, speaking at Albany Earth Day rally May 2.

Claire Sandberg from Frack Action, speaking at Albany Earth Day rally May 2.

Carl Arnold, Chenango Deleware Otsego Gas Group, speaking at Albany Earth Day rally May 2.

Susan Zimet, Ulster County legislator, speaking at Albany Earth Day rally May 2.
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