![]() Without promoting fossil fuel, so the challenge for New York Part of the American orthodoxy that you can forward “ New York State is undertaking a major challenge. Technical consultant to a number anti-fracking groups. International environmental consultant on sustainability and Protesters had to revamp their slogans after today's ban.Īlso attending the rally was Al Appleton, the former New YorkĬity Commissioner for Environmental Protection, who is now an The governor on behalf of all New Yorkers.”ĭouble happiness w/ Cuba & Fracking decisions. At the cabinet meeting today, GovernorĬuomo pointed to that and made the reasonable decision to keepįracking out of New York, so we are excited and we want to thank Overwhelming amount of science that fracking harms our health and “ The governor has always said he will listen to the scienceĪnd he did that,” Beauchamp said. Northeast regional director for Food and Water Watch, said heĭidn’t expect it but he thinks it is fantastic news. Our health, our water, our air,” Alex Beauchamp, the Triggered 400 earthquakes in Ohio, study findsįollowing the decision, activists involved in petitioning for aīan on fracking rallied outside the governor’s midtown office inĪgainst chants of “ Thank you Governor Cuomo for protecting Safely produced natural gas just over the border in Short-sighted and reckless, particularly when New York depends on Years - throughout the country to great success - is " A politically motivated andĮqually misinformed ban on a proven technology used for over 60 Nationwide for natural gas development and environmental " Robust regulations exist at the federal and state levels New York State Petroleum Council Executive Director Karen Moreau This is the wrong direction for New York," API Roads and good-paying jobs have lost out to political Governor Cuomo shows that New York families, teachers, The industry said Cuomo had acted irresponsibly and threatened The governor also faced the oil and gas industry, which lobbied Loophole’ allows drilling companies to use unregulated toxins – Were also maintenance concerns for rural roads that would be used Implications for waste disposal for fracking operations. Tourism and the quality of life in small upstate communities.īefore Cuomo’s announcement, dozens of towns and cities hadĮnacted bans against fracking within city limits, which had Supply New York City’s water, as well the potential impact on Potential effect on the state’s watershed and the aquifers that In New York, the governor faced opposition groups who worked Pollution, increased earthquakes, property devaluation and healthĪre you paying attention David_Cameron RT to Banįracking in New York State, Citing Health Risks Have led to national protests and complaints over air and water Profits for oil and gas companies, and turned the US into anĮnergy supplier rather than an importer. The fracking method has yielded tens of billions of dollars of Horizontally blasting the rock apart to release the gas usingĬhemically treated water at high pressure.įracking, we’re German! Berlin reiterates moratorium on Releasing the gas involves drilling vertically and then Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia – contains large natural gasĭeposits of interest to oil and gas companies. The Marcellus Shale – a rock formation that sits under New York, After that, theĪgency is expected to issue an order prohibiting fracking. The Department of Environmental Conservation will issue a finalĮnvironmental impact statement early next year. Of setback requirements, water supply protections and local Large areas would be off-limits to shale gas development because Gas and the high local cost of industry oversight. Understood until many years of scientific study were conducted.Įnvironmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens said thereĪre a number of reasons that make fracking less economicallyīeneficial than had been anticipated, including the low price of Second-hand smoke, the health risks of which were not fully Great state of New York,” said Howard Zucker, acting New “I cannot support high volume hydraulic fracturing in the Unacceptable risks that haven’t been sufficiently studied. BothĬommissioners concluded that shale development carried Since 2008 as it underwent an environmental review. The state has had a moratorium on shale gas development Unresolved health concerns and questionable economic benefits asĭuring a state cabinet meeting, Cuomo said he would defer to hisĮnvironmental and health commissioners to recommend a ban onįracking. Andrew Cuomo announced the ban on Wednesday, which New York has become the first state to enact a ban against fracking despite sitting on rich natural gas deposits, a decision that goes against the energy orthodoxy of the rest of the United States.
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