PA Public Health Expert Destroys NY Health Study, Frack Ban
The Joint Landowners Coalition of New York (JLCNY) is a 70,000-member group of frustrated landowners who have had their Constitutional property rights stripped away by a spineless governor. In an effort to get the truth out about shale drilling and its affects–both good and bad–the JLCNY has taken to the airways with a periodic (every 3-4 weeks) radio program that airs Sunday evenings for an hour on Binghamton’s WNBF 1290 AM radio station. This past Sunday night the latest program aired and it was a must-listen program. The special guest was Dr. Theodore Them, MD, MS, PhD, MPH. Dr. Them is a specialist in environmental medicine working at Guthrie, the 19th largest health care system in the United States. Dr. Them lives in Bradford County, PA, within five miles of 100+ Marcellus Shale gas wells. Dr. Them was on the program to discuss the so-called “health impacts” report recently delivered by New York State Commissioner of Health Dr. Howard Zucker (see After 6+ Years, Andrew Cuomo Bans Fracking in New York). Dr. Them, in our considered opinion, completely destroyed the “findings” in Zucker’s report. We have the full one-hour program below for your listening edification…
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An MDN exclusive: In 2010, at the beginning of widespread public consciousness about the Marcellus Shale and a time when drilling was just taking off in Pennsylvania, a New York City personal injury law firm smelled opportunity with a group of landowners in Chemung County, NY. Nine families living in Big Flats claimed that nearby gas drilling from Anschutz Corporation had “contaminated” their water wells (see our story at the time, 
Two important bits of news for New York landowners–a group not broken and not cowed by the likes of Andrew Cuomo. First, the Joint Landowners Coalition of New York (JLCNY) is hosting an important radio show on Sunday, Dec. 28 with special guest Dr. Gilbert Ross from the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH). Dr. Ross will debunk the sorry, lame excuses offered by NY State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker and his so-called report on fracking. Second, the JLCNY has put the word out that they will hold a rally at the Holiday Inn Arena in Binghamton, NY on Monday, Jan. 5 at 4 pm. The JLCNY needs every pro-driller and family member who can, to attend. Details below on both…