This is so unbelievably amazing! I can¹t believe it! I may have to reconsider my cynicism!
------ Forwarded Message > From: Gasland the Movie <ad...@gaslandthemovie.com> > Reply-To: Gasland the Movie <ad...@gaslandthemovie.com> > Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:46:54 -0500 (EST) > To: Kimm Tynan <kimm.ty...@verizon.net> > Subject: DRBC MEETING CANCELLED! YOU WIN! WE WIN! (For Now) Stay tuned for > next steps...Another announcement in the morning. > > > > DRBC CANCELS NOVEMBER 21ST VOTE > > > YOU DID IT. YOU WON. > > All of your calls. All of your emails. Your pledges to swarm the DRBC in > Trenton on November 21st. > > All of your pressure and all of your strength. > > You stopped fracking in the Delaware River Basin for now. You won this > round. It is not a complete victory but it is a huge victory. You brought us > back from the brink of total devastation. > > What cancellation means: The DRBC doesn¹t hold a meeting to vote down their > regulations. I¹ve only ever seen them vote to approve things. Which means > they would cancel the meeting if they no longer had 3 out of 5 commissioners > voting in favor of fracking. Which is exactly what they have done. They > don't cancel meetings often, let alone votes. Your voice made a tremendous > difference. I am humbled proud and beyond thankful. > > Of course, in my wildest dreams, I would have hoped that the DRBC would > outlaw fracking in the River Basin permanently and forever and we could all > have an icy Thanksgiving canoeing party down the Delaware next week. This is > not a complete victory by any means. We still do not know when the DRBC will > reschedule their meeting. Could be ten days, could be a month, could be a > year. So stay tuned and stay ready. We will let you know. We will have many > more battles before we stop fracking completely in the Delaware River Basin > and throughout the nation and the world. > > But this will still be the best thanksgiving I¹ve had in my house for years, > and I am incredibly thankful for all of you. You did this. It was you and the > threat of you showing up in massive numbers that did this. > > > You saved the Delaware, for now. > > The Governor of Delaware has said he will vote no on fracking the Delaware. > Read the story here. > <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=G0SAA00%2BdgDHQ9%2Fp367 > C%2FKZmXeMEdi31> But that couldn't have done it all. Something MUST have > happened in New Jersey or with the Obama Administration. It could have been > all of your calls and emails to Joe Biden. We'll find out more in the coming > days. > > > This was a concerted effort by so many groups, in so many places. From the > local organizations Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, Delaware > Riverkeeper, Catskill Mountainkeeper, NYH2O, Catskill Citizens for Safe > Energy, Protecting our Waters and others to the Big Greens, EWG, Earth > Justice, NRDC, FOod and Water Watch, Sierra Club, to the brilliant and > passionate groups working for Climate Justice 350.org > <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NNYokcnoCd7hn1nGGkdBTT1 > JMPfqOP2f> , Peaceful Uprising and of course, Tar Sands Action. > > We will continue to fight for the Delaware River. We will continue to make > our voices heard to the Governors of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and > Delaware and to President Obama and Vice President Biden. > > We will have another email in a few hours or tomorrow morning with details > and next steps. We will still hold trainings Nov 20th. We may refocus the > rally on the 21st to keep up the momentum of our campaign. > > We must turn our attention now to the rest of Pennsylvania, and the rest of > the nation where fracking is still running rampant and we must make sure we > keep up our vigilance and focus. > > > Please pledge along with me that you will continue to fight, that you will > continue to show up to events and that you will continue to follow the next > steps of this amazing coalition that has assembled to fight fracking. > > We will still be holding our 1st Amendment peaceful action trainings on > November 20th. I am encouraging you to attend. I will be attending the New > York training myself. We need this training and we will re-focus on a new > place, perhaps even on November 21. Please stay tuned. > > But for now, enjoy this. And this Thanksgiving, be just a bit more thankful > for yourself and all the others who have worked so hard in this phase of our > campaign to save the Delaware. > > All my love and respect. > Josh Fox > and the whole GASLAND team > > > > > > > > > <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=XgeFjYw5ANdNq3g6b9RJqqZ > mXeMEdi31> > > > > You are receiving this email as part of the gaslandthemovie.com mailing list. > Click here to unsubscribe > <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BMK69xi9Uq0aZ3EDFwzUL > KZmXeMEdi31> > > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message
