Groups Rally to Push “Don’t Drill the Delaware”

Moratorium Holds on Gas Drilling and Fracking
As Delaware River Basin Commission Cancels Vote to Allow Drilling

West Trenton, New Jersey – When the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) cancelled its meeting set for Monday November 21 – about whether to open the Delaware River Watershed to gas drilling and fracking – a loud cheer was heard throughout the Delaware River Watershed.  Then those who are determined to keep the Delaware River from being drilled rolled up their sleeves and put their collective shoulder against the wheel to make certain that the DRBC stalemate is turned into a permanent victory for the River and its communities.

A Rally for 11:00 am, Monday, November 21 has been called to bring together the community of voices
that has led to this moment and reaffirmed the hope that drilling and fracking can be kept out of this sensitive Watershed, water supply for over 15 million people.

The Rally will feature writer and director Josh Fox www.gaslandthemovie from HBO and
www.savethedelawareriver.org   Mark Ruffalo; and actress and activist Debra Winger.  Representatives of constituency groups that have worked to convince the DRBC voting members to vote against drilling and fracking, activists and leaders will rally for the next steps that need to be taken.

On the site where the DRBC would have cast the vote that will define the Delaware River Watershed today and into the future - the War Memorial in Trenton, NJ –community, environmental, and
constituency groups will gather.  They will join the most famous faces of this struggle to drive home the message “Don’t Drill the Delaware” to the remaining members of the DRBC – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, President Barack Obama, represented by the Army Corps of Engineers, and Gov. Tom
Corbett of PA who have not come out opposing the plan to allow gas drilling and fracking here, endangering our community health and water supply.

The Rally will conclude with a March to the New Jersey State House that houses Governor Christie’s office.  The marchers will be greeted by New Jersey Legislators who have championed a Frack Ban Bill through the NJ Legislature this year.

Several hundred people are expected to come out to express their resolve to work together until the Delaware River Watershed is safe from the intrinsically polluting practices required for natural gas drilling and fracking and to stand as protectors of the treasured Delaware River and its irreplaceable Watershed.

Berks Gas Truth * Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy Catskill Mountainkeeper * Damascus Citizens for
Sustainability * Delaware Riverkeeper Network * Environment New Jersey * Food and Water Watch
Frack Action * Josh Fox/“Gasland” * Hudson Riverkeeper * New Jersey Sierra Club * NYH2O * New
Jersey Environmental Federation * PA Clean Water Action * Protecting our Waters Sustainable Energy Solutions Statewide United for Action

Contacts: Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper 215-369-1188x102
Tracy Carluccio Deputy Director, Delaware Riverkeeper Ntwrk 215-369-1188x104

Wes Gillingham, Program Director, Catskill Mountainkeeper 845-901-1029
Jeff Tittel, Director, New Jersey Sierra Club 609-558-9100
Tina Posterli for Hudson Riverkeeper 516-526-9371
Doug O’Malley for Environment New Jersey 917-449-6812
Barbara Arrindell, Director, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability 570-729-8687
Karen Feridun for Berks Gas Truth, 610-678-7726
Dave Pringle, NJ Environmental Federation 732-996-4288
Joe Levine, NYH2O, (212) 219-1038 x1
Jim Walsh, Eastern Region Director, Food and Water Watch 732.979.6883
David Braun, United for Action, 917-514-0700
Nathan Sooy, PA Clean Water Action, nsooy@cleanwater.org
Michael Lebron, NY’ers for Sustainable Energy Solutions Stwide 917-743-7568
Ana Tinsly, Frack Action Communications Director 646-331-4765
Josh Fox, writer and director, “Gasland”, orifox@aol.com
Steve Kent for Josh Fox, skent@kentcom.com 914-589-5988
Iris Marie Bloom, Protecting our Waters, 215-840-6489