Many homeowners who oppose hydrofracking will, nonetheless, be required to have it done on their property. This is a violation of basic property rights, but was made legal in New York State with Article 23, as a benefit to the oil and gas industry. It gives these industries the power of eminent domain, usually reserved for the government, so that they can maximize the amount of land for drilling. With this law in place, unwilling landowners are put at risk for serious health problems due to air pollution and water contamination on their property. They may even be compelled to defend lawsuits resulting from unwanted drilling activities of their neighbors. Moreover, the landowner’s mortgage could be in technical default of their lending provisions. Reluctance of financial institutions to lend money on these properties has caused difficulty in selling or refinancing.

My community has suffered through one dry season after another while in other parts of the country there are floods and heavy snows. Our government leaders should be trying to solve the problems brought on by the drought by using technology at hand.

Terminator Seeds are genetically engineered seeds that have been gene spliced to be "sterile." If sterile seeds are released into the environment, they could cross-contaminate other plants making them sterile too. Without the ability of plants to produce seeds, it could alter the environment as we know it; making it "slient!" There will be no food for the animals, birds, bees or even us. Everything would become dependent on corporations to provide seeds for us to grow our own food!

The EPA and President Barack Obama are threatening to eliminate funding for water quality monitoring and reporting programs. As someone who has lived near the beach his entire life, I’m deeply concerned. I’m sure you are too.

We have a critical issue in our neighborhood that will impact the health of our entire community. It can happen elsewhere to the most vulnerable preople in our community.

Most of agriculture comes from corn derived from GMO's. If we bring hemp (which is different from the marijuana bud) we wont have to use GMO's. Hemp grows easily fast and can be used for a number of things ( clothes, rope, food, etc) it will help farmers and us nutritionally as well.

We can't force Monsanto, ie big corporate agriculture to advertise that they are bad, sooooooo.........let's stage a grass roots movement to force USDA to create a 100% Non-GMO label. Every small/big producer can voluntarily advertise that they are 100% not GMO ! This gives consumers a choice and a way of voting with their pocket books.

Build a refinery at the U.S./Canada border instead of the Keystone pipeline. the cost are about the same and we can eliminate the chance of a spill.

GMO Labelling

Prohibit the sale of Roundup as a herbicide and related Monsanto products. Remove Roundup from local hardware and gardening store shelves.

Our dependence on foreign oil could be eliminated today, at once, if truly desired. We did it once before. A car driven 55 mph uses about 20 percent less gas than at 65 mph, and a whopping 40 percent less than at 75 mph. We could have less pollution, fewer accidents and deaths, lower auto insurance, and a kid-friendly planet. New Arctic and off-shore drilling promises to enrich Big Oil at the cost of more oil-spill contamination and an increasingly toxic world. Give your grandchildren a break. It's time to reduce speed limits.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a known toxic chemical that is still put into products that we consume liquids and foods from; BPA unfortunately has been found leaching hormone mimicking toxins into our bottled water then into our bodies. Studies have proven and actions have been taken to ban its use in baby products; but it is still allowed in water bottles, soup cans and thousands of other products. It is time for these companies to stop poisoning us.