Sentences with phrase «gas drilling technique»

The state Appellate Division's Third Department has upheld a lower court ruling denying an East Rochester man's request that the state annul the de facto ban on the natural gas drilling technique known as hydrofracking

That just got harder,» said William Cooke of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, which wants solar energy incentives and an extended moratorium on the natural gas drilling technique known as hydrofracking.

ALBANY — State Sen. Greg Ball, a Republican known for his maverick sensibility, enhanced that reputation further with his introduction Wednesday of a proposed moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, the controversial natural gas drilling technique better known as hydrofracking that's under review by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Zucker, who joined the DOH in September 2013, has taken over a portfolio that includes medical marijuana as well as the continuation of the Health Department's review of the health impacts chapter of the Department of Environmental Conservation's regulatory blueprint for the natural gas drilling technique known as hydrofracking.

Josh Fox, whose HBO documentary «Gasland» raised questions about the safety of the natural gas drilling technique known as horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, was handcuffed and led away on Wednesday as he tried to film a House Science Committee hearing on the topic.

On the controversial question of fracking, the largest plurality ever in a Siena poll has said «no» to the natural gas drilling technique, with 45 percent opposed and 37 percent in favor.

The group Environment Massachusetts is urging Massachusetts lawmakers to enact a ban on fracking even though geologists and the petroleum industry insist the chances are remote the controversial gas drilling technique — where water and chemicals are used to break rock — would ever be used in the Bay State.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned hydrofracking in 2014, but that hasn't brought an end to controversies over the natural - gas drilling technique.

Sanders and anti-fracking activist / filmmaker Josh Fox are criticizing Clinton for failing to fully oppose the controversial natural gas drilling technique.

A similar two - year ban was proposed Tuesday by Senator David Carlucci of the Independent Democratic Conference, but that effort is more uncertain due to the IDC's power - sharing deal with Senate Republicans, who generally support approval of the controversial natural gas drilling technique.

The ad maintains Sanders is the only presidential candidate who would ban the controversial natural gas drilling technique «everywhere.»

The spectacle of protesters descending on New York's capitol to pressure Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support a ban on fracking earlier this week has prompted various interested parties to revisit the question of what lies ahead for the controversial natural gas drilling technique.

A review of a controversial University of Texas report on the gas drilling technique known as fracking found inadequate oversight of conflict of interest issues.

The scorecard awards companies up to five stars based on their use of cleaner oil and gas drilling techniques, including smaller and more lightweight rigs, well site and road construction that employs low - impact technologies, lower - emission power packages, or advanced water - management systems.