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General News: Public Hearing on Gas Drilling
September 14, 2010
A public hearing has been set to allow for input on the contentious subject of horizontal gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale that runs underneath portions of Broome County. Last month the town of Barker passed a resolution in favor of the drilling and it is seeking other municipalities to follow in its footsteps.
In a letter, Barker supervisor Lois Dilworth wrote ““Considering New York State’s nearly bankrupt condition, and considering the wealth of natural gas production available to totally eliminate that said condition, the town of Barker has passed a resolution to support horizontal drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation. We are respectfully requesting your town board give consideration to joining us in urging the approval of horizontal drilling in New York.”
Cornwall council members want to hear from the public before making a decision. The hearing is set for 7:20 pm on Tuesday, October 12, 2010.
The environmental impact of the hydraulic gas drilling was the focus of a hearing on Monday night in Binghamton, NY, attended by hundreds of people on both sides of the issues.
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If anyone is seriously considering supporting this drilling, please, PLEASE watch the documentary made by a fellow New Yorker called "Gasland".
One description of the film said, "It is happening all across America?rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property. Reason? The company hopes to tap into a reservoir dubbed the ?Saudi Arabia of natural gas.? Halliburton developed a way to get the gas out of the ground?a hydraulic drilling process called ?fracking??and suddenly America finds itself on the precipice of becoming an energy superpower.
But what comes out of the ground with that ?natural? gas? How does it affect our air and drinking water? GASLAND is a powerful personal documentary that confronts these questions with spirit, strength, and a sense of humor. When filmmaker Josh Fox receives his cash offer in the mail, he travels across 32 states to meet other rural residents on the front lines of fracking. He discovers toxic streams, ruined aquifers, dying livestock, brutal illnesses, and kitchen sinks that burst into flame. He learns that all water is connected and perhaps some things are more valuable than money."
posted by chris lee on 09/15/10 at 3:11 AM
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(From CNN Money Report)
"Fracking" Threatens Local Water Supply:
http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/09/13/n_fracking_pa.cnnmoney/
posted by Scott Mathews on 09/15/10 at 10:41 AM
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check this link to read all of this AP story:
http://enews.earthlink.net/article/us?guid=20100915/70e58757-1e42-4e9d-9da0-c37a4eccfe1a
Lawsuit: Gas drilling fluid ruined Pa. water wells
MARY ESCH
From Associated Press
September 15, 2010 6:13 PM EDT
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) ? Thirteen families in the heart of the gas-rich Marcellus Shale say their water wells have been contaminated by poisonous fluids blasted deep underground by a drilling company using a technique at the center of a fierce nationwide debate.
A faulty gas well drilled by Houston-based Southwestern Energy Co. leaked toxic fracking fluid into local groundwater in northeastern Pennsylvania's Susquehanna County, exposing residents to dangerous chemicals and sickening a child, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
posted by Emily Thomas on 09/15/10 at 6:56 PM
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