Call-in Day on Monday, 10/15. Tell our legislators not to flip flop now that they need to override the Gov’s veto of the fracking waste ban.

by guest blogger Linda Baum

As most of you know, I’ve been providing updates on the status of bills A575/S253, which ban the treatment, storage, disposal, and discharge of fracking waste in New Jersey. 

There is a push now to get legislators to stay the course and support an override of the Governor’s Sept. 21^st veto.  The following NJ Assemblypersons representing Monmouth County voted YES the first time around and should be reminded to do so again when the bills come up for an override vote:

Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R )

Legislative District 13, Middletown & vicinity (732) 933-1591

Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R )

Legislative District 13, Middletown & vicinity (732) 787-1170

Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (R )

Legislative District 11, Freehold & vicinity, (732) 866-1695

If you are not sure which Legislative district you are in, here is a list of towns in each district:

District 11 - (Monmouth)  Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Colts Neck, Deal, Eatontown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Interlaken, Loch Arbour, Long Branch, Neptune, Neptune Township, Ocean Township (Monmouth), Red Bank, Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury Township, Tinton Falls, West Long Branch

District 13 - (Monmouth)  Aberdeen, Atlantic Highlands, Fair Haven, Hazlet, Highlands, Holmdel, Keansburg, Keyport, Little Silver, Marlboro, Middletown, Monmouth Beach, Oceanport, Rumson, Sea Bright, Union Beach

Monday, Oct. 15 has been designated a special call-in day by Food & Water Watch, which has been leading the charge to protect our water supplies by getting this legislation passed.  With your help, we can generate hundreds of calls into the offices of the above legislators.

As always, thank you for your activism.

OVERRIDE THE VETO! BAN FRACKING WASTE DUMPING

by guest blogger Linda Baum

If you are a regular on Mike’s blog, you know I’ve been posting updates on the progress of bill A575/S253, which would prevent dangerous fracking waste from coming to New Jersey. On Friday I learned that Governor Christie vetoed the bill.

So now it’s time for our legislative leaders to step up and override the veto, and for all of us to make sure they know we expect them to do so to safeguard our water.

Consumer advocacy organization Food & Water Watch is calling on everyone to flood the State House this week with calls to Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver.

As always, thank you for your activism.
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From Food & Water Watch:

Waste from drilling and fracking for shale gas has been shown to contain radioactive material and other known carcinogens. In Pennsylvania, radioactive fracking wastewater has reportedly been discharged into waterways. To prevent this from happening in New Jersey, we need to act now!

Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection is reporting that facilities in Kearny, Carteret, and Elizabeth have been shipped fracking waste.

Governor Christie vetoed the fracking waste ban, which was passed by the Senate and Assembly with bipartisan support. With your help, we have a real chance to make sure that fracking, and the ill effects associated with it, are never allowed in our state.

PLEASE CALL THESE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS:
Senate President Sweeney: (856) 251-9801
Assembly Speaker Oliver: (973) 395-1166

TALKING POINTS
• As legislative leaders we need you to lead on protecting NJ’s waterways from fracking waste by calling a vote to override the Governor’s veto of A575/S253 and making sure it passes.
• Fracking waste treatment is a threat to our drinking water and should be banned.
• Radioactive fracking waste has been discharged into Pennsylvania’s waterways and we can’t allow it here.

Contact Karina Wilkinson kwilkinson@fwwatch.org 732.839.0862
www.foodandwaterwatch.org