Gasland: A film by Josh Fox

New York Residents Against Drilling (NYRAD) is a grassroots network of local
residents who are opposed to unconventional gas development in New York
State.

Horizontal hydraulic fracturing threatens our land, air, and water,
jeopardizing the economic and physical health of our communities. Thousands
of wells, many miles of pipelines, and large noisy compressor stations could
turn our rural communities into giant industrial zones.

Therefore, we are joining together to:

  - educate ourselves and our neighbors about the long-term negative
  economic, environmental, health, and community impacts of gas extraction by
  hydraulic fracturing;
  - advocate for legislation to safeguard our communities from these
  threats;
  - encourage the development of alternative, green, sustainable energy
  sources;

We believe that all people have a right to clean air and pure water, and
that it is our duty to preserve and protect the natural, scenic, historic,
and commercial assets of this beautiful state we live in, for ourselves and
future generations.

WVRC's mission is to "seek the conservation and restoration of West Virginia's exceptional rivers and streams". The goals pursuant to that mission include preserving the high quality waters of the state, and improving those waters that should be of a higher quality. We serve those who use and appreciate the waters of West Virginia in a variety of ways. Most notably we seek to protect the resources of our headwater state to ensure clean water for all. This includes those who reside in West Virginia; those who visit to recreate; the wildlife that depend on a healthy habitat; and those who live downstream and rely upon West Virginia's water to ensure that they too enjoy clean water.

A broad based coalition of individuals, organizations, and communities located throughout the Barnett Shale area working on local, state and national levels for positive solutions to the problems related to natural gas drilling and pipelines.