Yes, the long term idea has been to remove as much potentially contaminating activity from the Adirondaks as possible so that New York City denizens can drink water.
Alternatives are limited. You got an idea about how to do it, tell it to them.
When I grew up in the blue line, water was one of a number of issues the greens pushed. The eradication of the logging industry had nothing to do with water. That;s just their latest excuse.
A21 and a number of other green plans target the upstate area. No, it isn’t the first, won’t be the last and no ‘suggestions’ thousands of which have been offered by individuals, groups and legislators alike will be accepted if they interfere with the agenda.
Take a look at how the Sierra Club took over Whitney Park as an example. That was just disgusting. Last I heard that’s their new Adk private retreat.
Oh BS!
Fracking isn’t going to do one thing regarding water.
NYC is not the be all of NY although it is most amenable to Liberal control - How about move technology forward and stop getting in the way of progress in America instated of nonsensical green enviro nut issues.
So in NY state, water for the city of NY takes precedence over local needs, but in AZ, the city of Tombstone is forbidden from maintaining waterways and reservoirs which supply the city because those waterways pass through federal land.
Interesting.
NY has so much natural gas that it is not uncommon for farmers in the Northern part of the state to pump their own gas to run their farms. I met a woman at a conference who told me about this. She was a music teacher at a local community college and lived on a farm.
NY would do much better to reassure people that the state oversight of drilling and fracking practices would be thorough and protective of drinking water, with regulations that would include the drilling companies paying for all damages to water systems.
“Alternatives are limited. You got an idea about how to do it, tell it to them.”
In response to your request for input:
1. Declare NYC to be critical habitat.
2. Import bear, puma, and wolves to ‘recreate historic populations”.
3. Allow only conservatives to determine the carrying capacity of the new habitat.
4. Diligently disarm all the prey organisms (previously known as Urban Ferals and over taxed Libtards) to assure no loss of precious Predators during feeding or the certain to occur ‘killing frenzies’.
5. Wait until the predator population has increased to the point of becoming a ‘predator pit’, then sell safari permits to cull the excess predators.