Well, this is a pleasant surprise.
Albany, N.Y. — New York state’s environmental commissioner said today he will ban fracking in New York.
DEC Commissioner Joseph Martens said a five-year study by DEC on fracking will be released next year.
“I will then issue a legally binding findings statement prohibiting (fracking) in New York state at this time,” Martens said at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s year-end cabinet meeting.
Martens made his announcement after a detailed presentation by state health commissioner Howard Zucker, who concluded that he would not allow his family to drink tap water in an area where fracking occurred.
“I cannot support (fracking) in the great state of New York,” Zucker said.
Zucker said studies showed harmful health effects from fracking, and there were not enough long-term studies to show the effects over time.
Fracking banned in NY and the beginning of normalization of relations with Cuba? Merry Christmas, Wingnuts!
I wonder if the collapse of oil prices is helping to restrict fracking.
Can’t help it, this makes me cry.
Ditto.
I can’t wrap my head around Gov Snotball banning fracking. I cannot believe he simply accepted the studies which said, from what I’ve read, “We can’t be sure…” Maybe the fracking lobby is getting stingy.
Nice doggie tale!
I think it killed him to do it. At his presser, he went through a bunch of other stuff and then kind of mumbled something about fracking and turned things over to Zucker (DOH Commissioner) and Martens (head of the NYS DEC). I think this is one of the rare instances where activists really had a huge effect on the process – they were set to quietly allow fracking quite a while ago. The fact that so may local municipalities have already banned fracking (including, I’m proud to say, the town where I live and from which the Marcellus Shale Formation gets its name) and that those bans were upheld by the courts didn’t hurt either.
I have a fairly uncomplicated Xmas list. It’s as done as it’s going to get and yet there are always loose ends. Ugh! Festivus sounds better every year.
Finally, there are some protests around here. They want to frack with 5 wells on Lake Hefner which is situated in the middle of the OKC urban area. Of course, it doesn’t matter that it’s a water source in the middle of the urban area and home to a variety of habitats. These fracking companies and Okie politicians are out of their ever lovin’ minds. lightingzapA
One of the top ten inland sailing places in the world, Lake Hefner is a reservoir in northwestern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was built in 1947 to expand the water supply for the city of Oklahoma City. It also serves as a major recreational destination, as it is surrounded by 9.5 miles (15.3 km) of bicycle trails. Lake Hefner covers 2,500 acres (10 km²) and averages 29 feet (9 m) deep. It is named after Robert A. Hefner, who served as mayor of Oklahoma City from April 11, 1939 to April 8, 1947.
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I wonder why? Maybe it thought you were linking to Playboy or something.
https://tv.yahoo.com/news/show-craig-ferguson-says-goodbye-shocking-twist-ending-065441792.html