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Post by dgriffin on Jun 21, 2011 8:36:22 GMT -5
Swimmy, what are or will be the court challenges to these resolutions? Surely the frackers will want to get around the resolutions somehow.
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Post by dgriffin on Jun 30, 2011 13:24:45 GMT -5
Breaking News Alert The New York Times Thursday, June 30, 2011 -- 1:15 PM EDT -----
Cuomo Will Seek to Lift Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing
The Cuomo administration is expected to lift what has been, in effect, a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, a controversial technology used to extract natural gas from shale, people briefed on the administration’s discussions said.
Administration officials are discussing maintaining a ban on the process inside New York City’s sprawling upstate watershed, as well as a watershed used by the city of Syracuse, according to people briefed on the plan. But by allowing the process in other parts of the state, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo would open up New York to one of the fastest-growing — critics would say reckless — areas of the energy industry. Read More: www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/nyregion/cuomo-will-seek-to-lift-drilling-ban.html?emc=na
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Post by virgilgal on Jul 1, 2011 7:48:38 GMT -5
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Post by dgriffin on Jul 1, 2011 8:11:21 GMT -5
Yes, and banned on the lands of New York City's reservoirs in my part of the country. Certainly doesn't seem equitable, because as you point out, if the State doesn't want to take a chance on their lands why should we.
I just seems a shame that a technology that COULD be beneficial instead could be a disaster because of the way it might be implemented without proper safeguards. Same with nukes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2011 8:38:57 GMT -5
I have to look back in my magazine Popular Science, I think it was there that I read that if the shaft has a shell of some type around it then the contaminated water can be prevented. Besides natural gas oil can also be found. I do think it would be more benificial to begin drilling for oil and natural gas in the National Forests.
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Post by virgilgal on Jul 1, 2011 9:56:10 GMT -5
Many of the issues with contaminated water have been related to the reservoirs that they dig to store the contaminated water in after they use it in the fracking process. Many of these pits have been unlined and both the lined and unlined ones have been known to rupture, spilling the water into the area. Drillers have also been caught dumping the water into streams. The chemicals that are used in the water for the initial fracking process are deemed necessary (and the contents are "proprietary information") for the process.
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Post by Clipper on Jul 1, 2011 10:56:18 GMT -5
Looking beyond the obvious arguments, does anyone else see the same old disregard for upstate and a "downstate" mentality in protecting THEIR watershed and the watershed providing water for Syracuse, while leaving the rest of the state out in the wind?
Must be a lot of money going into Democrat coffers from those wanting to drill for the gas. Gee, and they accuse the Republicans of pandering to the energy companies.
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