Occupy Albany Returns with Green, Pro-Labor Agenda

Ian Pickus — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:21:47 +0000

Occupy Albany is back, this time with a specific platform to change New York government and politics. WAMC’s Ian Pickus reports…

The group credited in part with pushing Governor Andrew Cuomo to accept a higher tax on millionaires plans opening ceremonies from noon to midnight Tuesday across from the Capitol, coinciding with international May Day protests.

Gas-Drilling Protesters to March on NY Capitol

Tristan O'Neill — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:36:33 +0000

Young people from around New York state are heading to the Capitol to call on Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban "fracking" for natural gas and lead the state toward a clean energy economy.

The Green Umbrella, a network of college students fighting climate change, held a conference in Albany over the weekend. On Monday, they'll be demonstrating against hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which frees natural gas from shale. Critics say it threatens drinking water supplies and causes other environmental damage.

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Occupy Albany Returns with Green, Pro-Labor Agenda

Gas-Drilling Protesters to March on NY Capitol