The Town That Fought Fracking (And Is Winning...)

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From: "Earthjustice Alerts" <action@earthjustice.org>
Date: Mar 21, 2013 6:46 AM
Subject: The Town That Fought Fracking (And Is Winning...)
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TAKE ACTION! The Town That Fought Fracking (And Is Winning…) Dear Daniel, Mary Ann Sumner is Town Supervisor for the Town of Dryden (population 14,500) in upstate New York. She loves Dryden, and she takes her job very seriously. That's why she is in New York State Supreme Court today, fighting a lawsuit brought against her and Dryden by an oil and gas company trying to force citizens to accept fracking inside the town's borders. Will you stand in solidarity with the people of Dryden on this historic day? In 2011, Supervisor Sumner and her colleagues on the Dryden Town Board voted to prohibit the use of land within the town for oil and gas development activities, including fracking. Six weeks later they were sued by an oil and gas company owned by a Forbes-ranked billionaire. When Dryden defeated the billionaire's company in court, it made history, inspiring other towns across America to enact similar bans. But Dryden's fight is not over—the US subsidiary of a foreign-owned oil company has now stepped in to challenge the town. Earthjustice attorney Deborah Goldberg is representing Dryden in this precedent-setting case. As this message is being sent, she is facing off against oil and gas industry lawyers in Albany, NY. The coming weeks will be tense ones in Dryden as the townspeople and their local elected officials await the court's ruling. Will you sign on to this petition and send them a message of support? These messages will be read aloud at upcoming Town Board meetings, letting the leaders of Dryden know that thousands of people have their back in this fight. With great appreciation, Kathleen Sutcliffe Campaign Manager P.S. Your support sends an important signal to Town Board members that they're doing the right thing by standing up to the oil and gas industry. Sign our solidarity petition today! ©2013 Earthjustice | 50 California Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94111 | 415-217-2000 | action@earthjustice.org  Alert Tools   Photo Credits:   Top: Scenes from the Town of Dryden (Mary Ann Sumner)  View online:   Having trouble viewing this email? View it in a browser.  Links:   If you cannot click on the links in this email, copy this link to your browser: https://secure.earthjustice.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1437 This email was delivered to you by Earthjustice. Update your personal information or remove your email address from Earthjustice's email list through your profile page.