A halt to the Millennium pipeline feeding the CPV power plant could send a message that not only does New York
ban extraction, but the state is also clamping down on the use
of natural
gas from beyond its borders in
favor of renewables such as wind or solar.
COOPERSTOWN — Taking his campaign for governor to the heartland
of New York's home - rule movement, Howie Hawkins on Wednesday eagerly pointed out that he is the only candidate in the race to
favor a statewide
ban on natural
gas drilling....
The French parliament voted on June 30 to
ban the controversial technique for extracting natural
gas from shale rock deposits known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the web sites
of Le Monde and other French media reported.The bill had already passed the National Assembly, the country's lower chamber, on June 21, and on June 30 a Senate vote
of 176 to 151 made France the first country to enact such a
ban, just as New York State is preparing to lift a moratorium on the same method.The vote was divided along party lines, with the majority conservative party voting in
favor and the opposition voting against the bill, according to Le Monde.