[Wurlitzer]

NYS Governor Patterson, in his last few days in office, has issued a ban on this type of drilling.

Too bad the news of environmentally friendly drilling fluid did not reach his desk or maybe it did and like a good communist democrat (redundant I know) chose to ignore it.

[JRios1968]

NYS Governor Patterson, in his last few days in office, has issued a ban on this type of drilling.

Too bad the news of environmentally friendly drilling fluid did not reach his desk or maybe it did and like a good communist democrat (redundant I know) chose to ignore it.

Maybe he just...(sunglasses on)...didn't see it...

YEEEEEEAAAAAAAH!!!

[epithermal]

Actually the NY governor vetoed a bill that would have been stricter on fracing. His action allows non-horizontal wells to continue to frac. If he hadn’t vetoed the bill even they would have been shut down. Here is a story on his action:

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/new-york-governor-vetoes-fracking-bill/?ref=energy-environment

And the recent news that some newer fracing formulas are edible is false. They use some edible ingredients, but are still unedible:

http://www.ogj.com/index/blogs/health-safety-environment/blogs/OGJ/health-safety-environment-blog/post987_179881260336125052.html

[seanhackbarth]

Bernard Weinstein calls the fear of fracking irrational and points out a lot of the economic benefits from exploring the Marcellus Shale gas reservoir. Billions of dollars and thousands of jobs could be at stake.