Posted on 12/17/2014 6:17:38 PM PST by Hojczyk
Handing environmentalists a breakthrough victory, New York plans to prohibit fracking for natural gas because of what regulators say are its unexplored health risks and dubious economic benefits.
New York, which overlies part of the gas-rich Marcellus Shale formation that has led to a drilling boom in Pennsylvania and other nearby states, has banned shale gas development since 2008, when the state began an environmental review of the drilling technique also known as hydraulic fracturing.
Wednesday's announcement, though not final, means a ban is all but etched in stone. "Never before has a state with proven gas reserves banned fracking," said Deborah Goldberg, an attorney with Earthjustice, adding that the decision "will give courage to elected leaders throughout the country and world:
Fracking is too dangerous and must not continue." Industry and its supporters expressed outrage at the decision. "We are very disappointed that it appears the governor is unwilling to be a leader and is going to pass the buck at the expense of New Yorkers," said Jack Gerard, president of the American Petroleum Institute.
"This technology has been used for over 65 years in the United States. It's been demonstrated repeatedly after drilling millions of wells that we're able to do it while protecting the environment and protecting the people."
Environmental Commissioner Joe Martens said Wednesday that he is recommending a ban, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, responded that he would defer to Martens and Acting Health Commissioner Howard Zucker on the decision.
The Department of Environmental Conservation will put out a final environmental impact statement early next year, Martens said, and after that he will issue an order prohibiting fracking.
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What will they ban next? E-cigarettes?
I am curious if this would be a “taking” from the holders of the mineral rights...
Revenue? No need.
Yeah, just audit Rush whenever you need money, uh-huh.
THEY AUDIT HIM **EVERY YEAR**.
I hate NY.
unexplored health risks and dubious economic benefits.
Tell that to the people of Texas and North Dakota
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I left the State in 1980…Upstate New York is turning into Detroit
NYS shoulda long ago cast NYC adrift, along with the other State ‘rat enclaves as it turns out.
They climb into their Volvo’s or SmartCar’s and go home ...
Seriously, more businesses need to move out of New York has that state is not doing them any favors (same goes for any other solid blue state).
So far not even the EPA has been able to do that.
Bingo! Rats are delusional, truly a mental condition.
$7 a gallon gas while everyone else pays $1.99
works for me!
I wonder if Prince Andrew will ban the importation of petroleum products obtain via fracking? If he really cares about the environment and believes that fracking is bad for the environment, why not just ban products obtain by fracking from New York. After all, the people of New York deserve $5.00 gasoline when the people in Oklahoma are looking at $1.90 gasoline.
We should give New York, and maybe the North Eastern States to Canada and part of California to Mexico.
Our nation would be MUCH better off without them. This wouldn’t be the case if we didn’t have legislators going to DC, and forcing their will on ALL of us. This nation was built upon the concept of individual states, and we need to get back to that. If the people of California and New York insist on sending people to DC to take away my firearms, IMO, they shouldn’t be in the same country that I live in.
Good more market share for Texas play.
DeBlassio and Cuomo are the ruination of New York. Keep voting Democrat you dumb bastards. Enjoy your lousy economy.
He has just cut our throats
Cut off their power. Let them dopes figger it out.
Neu Yuk Sh*ty runs deep in that state.
Let them freeze if their power grid fails - do not transfer a single kilowatt to keep Neu Yuk denizens from their long labored for fate.
Andrew Evil Eyes Cuomo strikes again.
Ban shipments of oil and gas to NY , it’s only fair.
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