December 9, 2010Eric SchneidermanNew York State Attorney General-Elect131 Varick St. Suite 924NY, NY 10013Attn: Rachel KaganDear Mr. Schneiderman,I am writing to you as the Director of Fleased, an organization representing theinterests of landholders who leased mineral rights to gas companies, but who nowrealize that the proposed Marcellus shale gas exploitation threatens their water,land, air and communities. We deeply appreciate your stance on gas drilling as aSenator, and request a meeting with you to discuss how we might work together onthis critical state issue as you assume your new position. Martha Robertson, Chairof the Tompkins County Legislature, spoke with Rachel Kagan this morning aboutscheduling a meeting.We are profoundly concerned that the proposed slick-water High-Volume HydraulicFracturing (HVHF) drilling activity in the Marcellus Shale will cost us what we valuemore than money: our clean water and the integrity and health of our surroundingenvironment and community. We would never have signed leases with the gasdrilling companies had we known of the proposed methods and materials to be usedin the HVHF drilling process. Although there are some variations in the content of the leases we have signed, similar experiences with landmen brought us together.False assurances, misleading statements, fact-omitting promotional documents andarm-twisting tactics, lead us to believe that we were victims of deceptive businesspractices.Not only were we given a false picture of the activity the gas industry proposed toconduct on our land at the time of leasing, but also in 2008 the Governor signedlegislation that significantly altered the 2005 laws and regulations governing thesize of drilling units and setbacks. We contend that the changes in law altered thevery nature of contracts we signed under the 2005 law.Our members whole-heartedly supported your candidacy and we view your electionto the position of Attorney General as an important step towards protecting New Yorkers from HVHF in the Marcellus Shale and the Utica Shale. We believe that
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