ENFIELD NEIGHBORS PLAN PETITION

ENSAW's petition to ban high-volume, slick-water, hydraulic fracturing as a method of gas extraction in the Town of Enfield is now underway!  We are actively seeking volunteers to help with this project. Training and canvassing begin this week.   If you would like to be a part of this local action, or know someone who would, please contact us using the "contact us" link at the top of the sidebar on this page or share this post with your friends. We welcome your involvement!

Please watch for and welcome your community members as they canvass the neighborhood seeking your opinions on this issue. Let your voice be heard and help shape your town's policies regarding this industrial process. Shaping the future of our town is our right and responsibility as residents here. ENSAW is happy to provide this opportunity for residents and we welcome your participation.

The NY DEC has just begun to release its revised regulations of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale. This means the clock is now ticking for when permitting and drilling using the new technique of high- volume, slickwater hydraulic fracturing (not used in NY state before) will actually begin. The nature of this process is that it requires heavy industrial development, and drilling multiple wells and well pads in the same area, and is least expensive for the gas company- but not for our communities.

We have a brief window to enact protective ordinances for our town, to prevent or minimize the damage of this new gas extraction process to our public health, air, water, roads, local economy, and peaceful, rural environment. We have seen how this has played out in nearby PA and other areas, and if we make good decisions as a town now, we can protect our community's future.

Dryden and Ulysses are in the process of enacting legislation to ban hydrofracking in their towns after successful petition drives with strong participation by residents. Petition drives are also underway in Caroline and Danby. The Cities of Buffalo and Pittsburgh will not permit the extraction of natural gas using this method. Numerous other towns have enacted moratoriums until the safety of this process can be assured.

THERE IS NO RUSH! The gas has been here for millions of years and can stay here until we find SAFE ways to remove it.

If you would like to help ENSAW help Enfield by participating in the petition drive, please click on the contact link in the sidebar and we'll get back to you ASAP. We welcome your input!