New York Fracking Ban

Premiere DateJun 15, 2015
Series Page Download Sponsor: AT&T
Categories Culture Politics Talk
00:00 The Daily Beat Intro
01:22 The Daily Beat pt. 1 What is Fracking?
02:43 The Daily Beat pt. 2 SGEIS and banning fracking
06:35 The Daily Beat pt. 3 The public participation to SGEIS
10:03 The Daily Beat Outro
10:13 Look Around Stoop Kids
15:00 Finish

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This week on The Daily Beat: We are doing an investigation into hydro-fracking and the success of New York State in banning the process.

Courtesy of CREDO Action

Today on the Daily Beat, Monday June 15, 2015: Today we will be speaking with Megan Ahearn, spokesperson for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG). Ahearn will speak to us about the lengthy process in getting the SGEIS or the report of the impacts of hydro-fracking to fully encompass it’s potential dangers to prove the hazard of fracking. This has been paramount to Cuomo’s decision to ban fracking in New York.

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HOST Lisa Autz
Lisa Autz is a staff writer, as well as Host of The Daily Beat and Co-Host of Third Eye Weekly. Lisa has a background in journalism and economics. She enjoys working on stories that shed light on the…

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