Sandra Steingraber addressed the gathering at the Hilton in Albany yesterday. The occasion was a rally and celebration of the recent decision by Gov. Cuomo to ban fracking in New York State. Here is the text of her speech: click here.
In 1930, my greatgrandparents purchased a beautiful farm in Bradford County, PA, in a little hamlet called French Azilum. In the summer, we spent time there, resting, breathing in the fresh air, enjoying the wild flowers, the bright stars and planets on a clear moonlit night, and swimming in the Susquehanna River. If gas drilling is allowed to continue, Bradford County and all of Pennsylvania will be forever changed, ruined beyond repair.
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