Cuomo to Request Lifting the Fracking Ban in NY

The report from the state's Dep't of Environmental Conservation is due to release its report today.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/nyregion/cuomo-will-seek-to-lift-...

 

Please excuse the source, but it was cited as the original to break the news in another article that I was reading.  Please be sure to update here about how sensationa & highly inaccurate it may be.

 

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Permalink Reply by Hopeful About Natural Gas on July 1, 2011 at 19:31

Wow. I am impressed. Cuomo is thought of as an up and coming guy. This is very good news.  He was also able to get the cooperation of some of the mainstream environmental groups.  Below are some of the restrictions, taken from the Time article.

  • High-volume fracturing would be prohibited in the New York City and Syracuse watersheds, including a buffer zone;
  • Drilling would be prohibited within primary aquifers and within 500 feet of their boundaries;
  • Surface drilling would be prohibited on state-owned land including parks, forest areas and wildlife management areas;
  • High-volume fracturing will be permitted on privately held lands under rigorous and effective controls; and
  • DEC will issue regulations to codify these recommendations into state law.
  • High-volume fracturing would be prohibited in the New York City and Syracuse watersheds, including a buffer zone;
  • Drilling would be prohibited within primary aquifers and within 500 feet of their boundaries;
  • Surface drilling would be prohibited on state-owned land including parks, forest areas and wildlife management areas;
  • High-volume fracturing will be permitted on privately held lands under rigorous and effective controls; and
  • DEC will issue regulations to codify these recommendations into state law.

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