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(38,893 posts) Thu Jan 10, 2013, 01:36 AM Jan 2013

Fracking Protestors Swarm State of the State in Albany

Binghamton News ‏@binghamtonnews

WBNG: Fracking Protestors Swarm State of the State in Albany: Albany, NY (WBNG Binghamton) At least 1,000 protes... http://bit.ly/ZJw3px
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Albany, NY (WBNG Binghamton) At least 1,000 fracking protestors swarmed the capital in Albany for the governor's State of the State address.

Some officials said the demonstration may have been the largest in the speech's history.

(snip)

Despite the huge turnout, the Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) did not mention fracking once in his 90 minute speech.

(A bit more at the link.)