To the lady in the big sedan who nearly ran over me at the Dollar General today...

To the lady in the big sedan who nearly ran over me (on my bike) at the Dollar General today, please SLOW THE HELL DOWN! 

Pay attention to your surroundings! 

This is called Situational Awareness. 

Remember, you are piloted a 4,000 lb vehicle powered by a 200 HP V8. 

YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME TODAY!!!

You must use MORE than your mirrors when backing up. Your mirrors only see directly behind you. YOU MUST ALSO TURN YOUR HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE and LOOK! 

There is really no excuse to jamming your car into reverse, and gunning the motor and running over a guy on a bike!!! 

GET YOUR HEAD AWAKE and AWARE

before you Kill Someone!!

Like me! 

... It's funny, because recently, I've been praying to God to end my suffering. Perhaps you are the angel sent to grant my wish. 

I guess in that moment, I decided that I DO want to live. 

So thank you for helping me clarify this. 

URGENT! Write to NYSDEC before 11/7!! Don't let the DEC continue to use Endicott as a DUMPING GROUND!!

UPDATE: The Applicant will hold a "public meeting" (which is NOT an NYSDEC Public Hearing), at the Huron Campus Auditorium, Wednesday, Nov. 6th, at 6:30 PM. The end of the comment period is FRIDAY Nov 8th. PLEASE WRITE or CALL to Joseph Dlugolenski using the contact info below BEFORE FRIDAY and ask for 1: a DEC Public Hearing, 2: 90 day extension of the comment period, and 3: that the NYSDEC provide official copies of all the relevant documents relating to this permit AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD on the internet for people to review. Thank you!! BH)

A "public meeting" sponsored by the Applicant is NOT THE SAME
as a public hearing sponsored by the NYSDEC!

Application-related documents:
https://plumley.egnyte.com/fl/abig3zb3hA

Video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR2Fd0qJHtcOs-n8hiEVseRtiAYke4YyR

More Info: https://billhustonpodcast.blogspot.com/2019/10/application-7-0346-0021800001-smcc-lib.html


Here is my sample letter to the NYS DEC. Please feel free to cut-and-paste, or use this as a basis for your letter. --BH

---------------------------------------------------------------

Joseph M Dlugolenski
NYSDEC Region 7 Cortland Sub-Office
1285 Fisher Ave
Cortland, NY 13045
(607)753-3095

DEP.R7@dec.ny.gov

subj: Application 7-0346-00218/00001 SMCC LIB Recycling Facility

Dear Mr. Dlugolenski,

I am a member of WBESC, an environmental group based in Endicott. 

As you know, Endicott has been treated as a dumping ground by industrial actors, and by NYSDEC for many years. 

Endicott has been shown as a cancer cluster by NIOSH/CDC. Many people here are sick and dying. 

Endicott is an Environmental Justice Community, with many poor people living here struggling to just survive. 

Any additional load to our water quality or air quality is if grave concern to the people who live here. 

As usual, NYSDEC has not made copies of relevant documents relating to the permit available electronically via the Internet where people can get access to them.

Supposedly they are at the library, however,

1: I just called the library and they CANNOT CONFIRM the documents are even there.

2: Paper copies cannot be searched for keywords, or copy/pasted, etc. 

3: Electronic copies have the potential to reach many more people, and are more protective of the environment, since no trees are killed. 

Since the charter of the NYSDEC is to protect the environment, the NYSDEC should take the approach which is most environmentally friendly. 

I can see in the ENB, the end of the comment period is Nov 8. 

http://www.dec.ny.gov/enb/20191009_reg7.html

So far, the applicant has been uncooperative in producing the application and other relevant documentation. 

Give all of these, I am asking the following from NYSDEC: 

1: EXTEND the public comment period 90 days

2: We DEMAND that NYSDEC stop treating this community as a Third World dumping ground, and grant us a public hearing which occurs at least 2 weeks prior to the end of the comment period.

3: NYSDEC should make electronic copies of the application, inc. all attachments, exhibits, correspondence, and replies, and all related documents available for download AT LEAST 2 weeks prior to the public hearing. 

Thank you,

William Huston

PO Box 22

Endicott NY 13761


Analysis (20m) WATCH THIS FIRST!
https://youtu.be/ODLnItN21i4



SMCC first informational session (90m):
https://youtu.be/iMl4sfVMfMI

Seeking house-sit, apt, or room in Greater Binghamton (Broome Co NY)

I'm still hoping to find a house-sit, or an apt, or even a room for rent (cheap or free) ideally in Union (Endicott, Endwell, JC), Vestal, or Binghamton for about 6 mos.

(I prefer in the valley and not up a huge hill, as I only have a bicycle. But I'm considering Any/All Offers!!)

For a shared space, prefer in a vegetarian household, and/or someone familiar with, and supportive of my work, but at this point, I'm not fussy!!

I am very low income at the moment. I can reliably pay up to $250/mo rent. I can pay up to $500/mo, but can be up to 6 weeks late. 

I have tried my best to support this local community with service for 20 years, starting with the Binghamton Progressive Media Center, then the Binghamton IMC. I did a public access TV show for many years. 

I was a board member of Binghamton chapter of Peace Action, and was active in the local Green Party for years. 

I have worked for a decade to fight fracking and fossil fuel infrastructure. 

TinyURL.com/BillHustonsFrackingResume 

TinyURL.com/BillHustonFrackingVideos

I lived in Dimock, PA (Fracking's Ground Zero) for about 20 months, in the center of the "Dimock Affected Area" where fracking contaminated the drinking water of over 65 people. I built the most extensive historical timeline of events to date, and a historical archive with over 33,000 documents from official sources (EPA, PA DEP) and press clippings. (see my signature below for links)

NO ONE PAID ME FOR ANY OF THIS! 

I am involved in a serious legal matter related to my activist work which, under advise of counsel, I cannot talk about. Suffice to say that someone or some corporate entity is spending a lot of money coming after me. 

I have been involved in several environmental and public safety campaigns over the years, such as fighting the i3 Electronics/Huron Campus SPDES permit modification to import waste to Endicott, and dump millions of gallons of waste into the Susquehanna River. 

And most recently logging about 2,000 hours of donated time into researching and education around a new experimental way of transporting natural gas: Ultra-High-Pressure Bulk-Haul CNG Tube-Trailers, a/k/a, #BombTrucks.

In Sanskrit, karma means work. 

I'm hoping these good works have purchased me some "good karma".  

On Friday (tomorrow), I become homeless. 

Thanks for sharing & caring. 

Contact:
email: WilliamAHuston@gmail.com
voice: 607-296-0671

More info about my plight:

https://billhustonpodcast.blogspot.com

Donate: TinyURL.com/DonateToBillHuston

USPS: Wm Huston PO 22 Endicott NY 13761

Thank you. God bless you.

BH

--
William Huston:  WilliamAHuston@gmail.com
Binghamton NY

Public Service Mapping / Videography / Research / Education / Safety Advocacy
Blog -- Facebook -- Twitter  -- Youtube -- Podcast Blog

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Seeking Cheap or Free Housing: Endicott/Vestal/Endwell area.

Friends, I am Seeking Cheap or Free Housing in 

IDEALLY: Endicott/Vestal/Endwell area, 

Less ideal: Binghamton/JC, elsewhere

immediately/ASAP, URGENT

 ... I am basically, homeless.

I can reasonably afford about $200/mo. reliably. I can pay up to $600/mo (inc. utilities), but my income is very spotty (as I largely rely on donations), so I am often late. I need a landlord who understands this. 

I have devoted my life to public service work for more than 10 years:  TinyURL.com/BillHustonsFrackingResume 

I have been in crisis for about 2 months. 

I have been dealt 4 or 5 major blows simultaneously.

★ Some are legal matters (relating to my activist work) which I cannot discuss. 

★ I am presently faced with eviction THIS WEEK. I have to have my things out by Wednesday. (I thought I had a lead on a place, but it fell through.)

★ My 23 y/o car is nearly undrivable. Many serious problems. Ready for scrap. 

★ I have very low income. I presently work p/t for a small environmental NGO, but it only pays ~$500/mo. My basic living expenses now are about $1200/mo. 

★ YES I plan on getting another job to supplement my income, but this is complicated: 

★ I have an obligation to complete a public service project which will take about 3 months to finish of full time work. My deficit now for basic living expenses is about $700/mo, so this budget is about $2k.  Working a normal job will not allow me to complete it. I've already missed a deadline. This (tangentially) relates to the legal matter which I cannot discuss, so I can't really tell you all the details. 

★ Finding a job (like finding an apt) takes time. Right now I am scrambling to figure out an emergency ditch-out plan to keep myself alive. 

★ Right now, my plan is something like: Stuff everything I care about into storage, and find a cheap motel/efficiency by the night/week. This will rapidly deplete the little cash I have.

I really could use some help, especially from someone familiar with, and supportive of my work. 

Ideally, I could use a 2 bedroom w/storage. 

(the 2nd bedroom for office/studio). 

Less ideally, I'll take just about anything, an efficiency, a bedroom, a couch. 

Or else, just some $ for a motel for a few nights are appreciated. 

Thank you.

BH

WilliamAHuston@gmail.com

607-296-0671

(please use my primary # if you know it)

My fracking Resume: TinyURL.com/BillHustonsFrackingResume

My PayPal (works best for most): TinyURL.com/DonateToBillHuston

Alternate Paypal: paypal.me/BillHuston/ (fill in the blank)

or, [Donate $20]  -- [Donate $50]  -- [Donate $100]  -- [Donate $200]

My Present Situation: BillHustonPodcast.blogspot.com/2019/10/bh-911-out-of-moneytimehope-i-need.html

A collection of some of my videos from 10 years: Tinyurl.com/BillHustonFrackingVideos

--

William Huston:  WilliamAHuston@gmail.com
Binghamton NY

Public Service Mapping / Videography / Research / Education / Safety Advocacy
Blog -- Facebook -- Twitter  -- Youtube -- Podcast Blog

Document collections: VirtualPipelines -- BHDCSDimockArchive
Please support my work! -- TinyURL.com/DonateToBillHuston

Many thanks! + Last update for a while

First I want to express extreme gratitude to EVERYONE who

a) donated money to help me

b) offered kind words of appreciation

c) shared by cry for help on email lists / social media

d) just sent prayers or best intentions

I received about 1/3 of what I needed.

($1700 of $5000).

Junk Car

And that $5k does not include the $400 I blew

trying to get my 23 y/o car back on the road.

It needs a ton of work, brakes, steering...

But the biggest issue is a blown rear engine seal.

It leaks oil out as fast as I put it in. I got it back to

Endicott, but it's basically not drivable (except

very short trips).  I think it's heading to the scrap yard.

My Angel Co-Pilot for the day.

Even though the car was a disaster, I must

express my DEEP THANKS to my friend GB

(and bother JB) who went above and beyond

to help a friend in need.

GB was one of my first friends I met in Binghamton.

(Introduced by MT) Probably 2002?

GB is like a spiritual master disguised as a giant Smurf.

It's REALLY DIFFICULT to deal with an emotional basket

case like me, and I honestly spent 1/2 of my time with

him sobbing uncontrollably.

He hugged me, called me brother, gave me pair of

lightly-worn hiking boots, was my co-pilot/wing man the

whole day as we tried to get my car home.

GB told me, through my tears:

"Bill, people love you.

People respect you.

People appreciate your work!
You deserve to live!

Forget the haters!

Don't focus on that.

Let it go.

Keep on going! Things will get better.

You have so much to give!

We need more people like you.

Keep looking forward. Don't look back.

When you mind slips into negative zones,

stories of failure, betrayal, abandonment,

personally attacks...

Go into the woods!

Look at the fall colors!

It's beautiful!

Look! there's a Red Tailed Hawk! See it?

We live in Heaven!"

So even though my car is DOA,
GB really helped me get my head straight.

Spending the day with GB was like an amazing gift,

disguised as a disaster.

I can't thank you enough, my brother.

Some breathing room

But thanks to YOU I now have some working capital

with which to do something.

I don't have enough to find a new place, and I

have to be out by Tuesday. I can't see how

I can accomplish everything I need to by then.

My newer friend EM took me to get boxes today.

I went out for shipping tape, and there I was in CVS.

My stress level is so great, I had trouble with basic math,

trying to figure out the best deal.

"Buy one and get the 2nd at Half Price!"

To hell with that! I just grabbed one randomly.

I went for Chinese take-out, and started crying as

I tried to place my order. The poor kid had no idea.

I got some tea and tried to cry softly, facing away,

so no one could hear.

He gave me three fortune cookies.

I haven't open them.

Baby Steps

I know I must focus on baby steps...

one ... thing...at..a...time...

My problems are so great, I have been really

considering riding my bike into the woods and

never coming back! Everyone has to go sometime.

Donate my body to the coyotes.

But then I would be letting down all of 124x of YOU,

who gave me your friendship, faith, kindness,

appreciation, and support over the years.

I KNOW the Earth is hurting.

I KNOW I have skills & talents no one else has. 

I KNOW I have a lot more I can do to help people,

protect water, protect the Earth. 

I know the Earth needs all of us.

I'm reminded of this quote by one of my friends (and heroes):

"It is time now to play the save the world symphony. I don't know what instrument you hold, but you need to play it as best as you can and find your place in the score. You don't have to play a solo here. But this is our task now.... No matter how difficult this is ..., we're going to have to..." -- Dr Sandra Steingraber, Bill Moyers & Co, 4/19/2013

So despite my tears of utter exasperation,

I will promise to try to persevere.

FOR YOU, and for the Earth, and for God.

10,000 thanks to a few of my Super Donors

who have gone WAY above and beyond.

You know who you are!! 

(a few: BA, VW, MS, DM, AM, SM, LM,

I can't name you all!
Sorry if I missed you)

So as of Tuesday, I am homeless.

I have no plan, no place to go, no car.

Maybe a miracle will appear before then.

My emergency ditch-out plan is to stuff as

much as I can into storage, but w/o a car or

someone with a truck, even this seems impossible.

Anyway, again... THANK YOU!!

I do not know where I would be without you.

I'm shutting off my computer now.

I don't know when I'll be back online.

(I'll still will have access via my phone for a while)

Please wish me luck, send good vibes, best intentions

(or maybe a silent prayer if you are into that)

BH

May You and All Beings

be Happy and Free from Suffering!

(ancient Buddhist prayer, "metta")

My fracking Resume: TinyURL.com/BillHustonsFrackingResume

My PayPal (works best for most): TinyURL.com/DonateToBillHuston

Alternate Paypal: paypal.me/BillHuston/ (fill in the blank)

or, [Donate $20]  -- [Donate $50]  -- [Donate $100]  -- [Donate $200]

My Present Situation: BillHustonPodcast.blogspot.com/2019/10/bh-911-out-of-moneytimehope-i-need.html

A collection of some of my videos from 10 years: Tinyurl.com/BillHustonFrackingVideos

--
William Huston:  WilliamAHuston@gmail.com
Binghamton NY

Public Service Mapping / Videography / Research / Education / Safety Advocacy
Blog -- Facebook -- Twitter  -- Youtube -- Podcast Blog

Document collections: VirtualPipelines -- BHDCSDimockArchive
Please support my work! -- TinyURL.com/DonateToBillHuston

BH 911 ... out of money/time/hope ... I need urgent help

share this: https://billhustonpodcast.blogspot.com/2019/10/bh-911-out-of-moneytimehope-i-need.html

Summary:

• BH is having an emotional breakdown
• BH is facing numerous threats to his life and reputation
• BH needs to raise ~$5k urgently
• Kudos and Accolades
• Recent Videos

EMERGENCY

Dear Friends and Donors--

First I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has supported me over the years.

Either financially, or shared my videos or blog posts, or just given me encouragement

and moral support.

I have been sitting in front of my computer crying uncontrollably for the last 30 min.

Trying to find a way to say something to you all.

I urgently need about $5,000 in order to keep doing this work.

If I don't raise at least $1,400, I will be evicted and HOMELESS on Oct 9th.

This is less than 1 week.

The breakdown is as follows. I need about $2,235 for basic living

expenses, and $2,634 in program expenses.

		Program?	Basic Living?
PACER	$40	Y
VPS	$44	Y
phone	$70	1/2	1/2
Food/Groceries	$200		Y
past due rent	$600		Y
Moving	$1,400		Y
Project completion	$2,500	Y
total	$4,854	$2,614	$2,235

I cannot imagine how I can raise this much money in this amount of time.

So, I sit here, and I cry.

I wake up crying. I fall asleep crying.

I am full of fear and dread.

I can't think what I should be doing.

NEWS and ACCOLADES

• I was recently made a member of the Damascus Citizens for Sustainability Steering Committee.
  THANK YOU to Barbara Arrindell, one of my greatest friends and supporters.
  
  
• My research into the Merrimack Valley Gas Disaster was cited in the Gas Leak Allies report,
  "Rolling the Dice: Assessment of Gas System Safety in Massachusetts"
  https://www.gasleaksallies.org/rolling-the-dice
• I was interviewed by the Cooperstown Freeman's Journal / Hometown Oneonta about the recent fatal crash of an XNG truck in Fenton. (I am subject matter expert in these Ultra-High-Pressure CNG "Virtual Pipeline" Tube-Trailers, aka. #BombTrucks)
  https://www.allotsego.com/rig-driver-ejected-in-1st-fatal-xng-crash/
  

Recent videos:

• Merrimack Valley Gas Fires update:
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR2Fd0qJHtcPpKKFH18KjsRrX-mZSILWx
• NYSEG rate case, Binghamton Hearing
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR2Fd0qJHtcOy1cuVVgiVGugy8X-hRcTK
• Toxic Town WORSE than Love Canal
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjI1p3BhSMM
• Why Do Natural Gas Pipelines Explode (EXCLUSIVE)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5IUo51XJA

I have a VERY SERIOUS pending legal matter

which I am lucky to have a very good attorney, (pro bono).

But I am prohibited from speaking about it other than this:

Hi, some of you may know I was scheduled to appear in Broome County Supreme court on October 11 in an action filed by Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation, and its subsidiary Gassearch Drilling Services Corporation to compel my being deposed in Cabot's Pennsylvania.action against Ray Kemble.

I want to report that I am being represented in this matter by attorney Rachel Treichler, and that the October 11 hearing date has been adjourned.  A new hearing date has not yet been set.

Many thanks to my friends and supporters during this very challenging time in my life.

I have been personally attacked, blocked, banned, censored, betrayed, malaigned, slandered, abused and/or abandoned by SO MANY GROUPS!!!

including (for example) No Fracked Gas Cayuga, who USED MY DATA on the safety

of Virtual Pipeline #BombTrucks in the Tompkins County "Strongly Worded Resoultion"

used to defeat the power plant, WITHOUT CREDIT, as they

a) blocked me from participating in 3 public events on a topic where I am subject matter expert

b) presented MY DATA AS THEIR OWN while getting important details wrong,

c) when I tried to negotiate in good faith some remedy, like civilized adults do, I WAS ISSUED A LEGAL THREAT FOR MENACING!!!!! (Bullshit. I will show you all the emails)

I am NOT suicidal.

I want to live.

I have much more work I want to do.

I am at my WITS END and am considering DRASTIC ACTION

like getting on my bicycle and riding into the woods and

NEVER COMING BACK!!!!

I am out of options, time, money, and hope.

I'm looking for homeless shelters now.

Here is a summary of my public-service work highlights over the last 10 years: TinyURL.com/BillHustonsFrackingResume

If you can contribute, I am greatly appreciative:

Paypal: TinyURL.com/DonateToBillHuston

USPS: Wm Huston, PO Box 22, Endicott NY 13761

If you know of a place with a room where I can crash

long/short term in Endicott / Vestal / JC / Union,

please let me know.

I am DESPERATE!!!!!

THANK YOU to anyone who cares about me.

God bless you to everyone who has helped me

or offered moral support, or just appreciation.

BH

--
William Huston:  WilliamAHuston@gmail.com
Binghamton NY

Public Service Mapping / Videography / Research / Education / Safety Advocacy
Blog -- Facebook -- Twitter  -- Youtube -- Podcast Blog

Document collections: VirtualPipelines -- BHDCSDimockArchive
Please support my work! -- TinyURL.com/DonateToBillHuston