Quakers Oppose Hydrofracking in New York State and Beyond

Urge political representatives to prohibit the practice

November 28, 2012
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Press Release

New York, NY – New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (commonly called Quakers) formally opposed the practice of High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing (HVHF, hydrofracking, or fracking) at its Fall Sessions in Old Chatham, New York, on November 11, 2012. New York Yearly Meeting is the denominational organization of Quakers in New York State, northern New Jersey, and southwestern Connecticut.