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New York Considers Extending Fracking Moratorium

.heartlander news -- New York legislators are debating extending the state’s de facto moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for another year. The current moratorium on permits for new fracking projects, imposed in 2008, is set to expire on June 1, 2012

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Submitted Feb 03, 2012 By: johnnyg1200

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VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:2,444 Points:1,289,625 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 3:16:20 PM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse NY can do whatever it wants. But that decision is not based on science. Even EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson, and she is as liberal greenie as they come, said there is no evidence to link hydraulic fracturing to ground water contamination.
listerone Champion Author Boston Posts:1,787 Points:534,210 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 3:07:36 PM Ignore listerone Report Abuse OK...fair enough.They ban it...the rest of the country lets them FREEZE.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:4,898 Points:390,345 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 11:39:27 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse investmentdr, that's what I was thinking!
investmentdr Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,340 Points:1,098,960 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 7:14:48 PM Ignore investmentdr Report Abuse at these prices it doesn't pay to drill nat gas anyway
investmentdr Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,340 Points:1,098,960 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 7:14:10 PM Ignore investmentdr Report Abuse the gas ain't going anywhere; better to be safe than sorry
Eliano Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,396 Points:272,175 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 1:24:09 PM Ignore Eliano Report Abuse well, is it good?
SkyWarnTX All-Star Author Texas Posts:945 Points:56,845 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 10:36:19 AM Ignore SkyWarnTX Report Abuse FLAMMABLE TAP WATER - Can't FIX that with a BRITA or PUR Water Filter... OIL COMPANY EXECUTIVES don't live in your WATER DISTRICT... NEVER EVER let an OIL COMPANY manage YOUR CLEAN WATER... FLAMMABLE TAP WATER - Can't FIX that with a BRITA or PUR Water Filter...
jjjleblanc Champion Author Rochester Posts:4,716 Points:1,195,145 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 10:21:06 AM Ignore jjjleblanc Report Abuse Fiqure it out before we run into shortages.
MN1 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,508 Points:294,460 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 12:19:58 AM Ignore MN1 Report Abuse With all the attention around fracking it seems better to be safe than sorry.
JohnofGB Champion Author Flint Posts:3,597 Points:734,120 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 12:01:07 AM Ignore JohnofGB Report Abuse No body said N.Y. was any too smart.
Pozole Champion Author Portland Posts:7,210 Points:1,229,600 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 12:00:21 AM Ignore Pozole Report Abuse ...get up, stand up New York...
Caduceus26 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,959 Points:397,310 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 11:44:30 PM Ignore Caduceus26 Report Abuse This is a good idea.
cheapchickKY Champion Author Lexington Posts:2,134 Points:432,230 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 11:24:35 PM Ignore cheapchickKY Report Abuse Smart.
livable1 Champion Author New York Posts:2,323 Points:283,265 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 10:38:14 PM Ignore livable1 Report Abuse Do the math.
nurdco Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:7,211 Points:1,329,335 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 10:19:36 PM Ignore nurdco Report Abuse Go extend it...
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:5,600 Points:1,192,675 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 10:18:48 PM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse Good for New York.
lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:1,236 Points:338,755 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 10:03:07 PM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse Well said dieslayers
Jeff1944 Champion Author South Dakota Posts:3,481 Points:772,670 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 9:55:08 PM Ignore Jeff1944 Report Abuse That simply means other states will make the $ from drilling. Doeslayersr is correct; would you expect any less from New York?
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,798 Points:507,175 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 8:59:44 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse New York ... did you expect anything different? [Edited by: doeslayersr at 2/3/2012 10:01:00 PM EST]
leemun Champion Author Utah Posts:3,574 Points:680,255 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 8:23:21 PM Ignore leemun Report Abuse The slimy green road to poverty.