Sentences with phrase «high volume hydraulic fracturing»

«I can not support high volume hydraulic fracturing in the great state of New York,» Zucker concluded.

As the state Department of Environmental Conservation prepares to put the rubber stamp on a ban on high volume hydraulic fracturing, representatives from the oil and gas industry say they're preparing to take legal action.

However, the State of New York is now embarking on plans for high volume hydraulic fracturing in the Southern Tier of the state and the gas recovered will be conveyed via the Millennium Pipeline Project to Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. generation facility.

New York State acting Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, who said «I can not support high volume hydraulic fracturing in the great state of New York.»

Kavanagh: Right and what we would be approving is a process that includes all of those elements, if the state were to approve high volume hydraulic fracturing in New York State.

The Erie County Legislature today banned high volume hydraulic fracturing on county land and imports of any drilling waste to its water treatment facilities.

Dadey goes on to attack Cuomo for his failure to green light high volume hydraulic fracturing in New York State.

They also asked voters if they thought the process of high volume hydraulic fracturing would cause environmental harm — and 50 % said yes they thought there would be environmental damage.

ALBANY, NY (01/10/2013)(readMedia)-- New York Water Rangers partners joined with experts from across the state today at a New York State Assembly hearing on the Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) proposed High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing («fracking») regulations and to call on Governor Cuomo to protect New York from the harmful effects of fracking.

High volume hydraulic fracturing combined with horizontal drilling introduces heavy industrial activity and hazardous substances into property owners» backyards across America where families raise their children and farmers raise cattle and grow crops.

On behalf of the Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York, with more than 400 members, I write regarding recent published reports of the appointment of three «experts» by the NYS Department of Health (DOH) to review the proposed guidelines for high volume hydraulic fracturing.

Board members at that meeting that a moratorium would be premature since the state has not yet approved high volume hydraulic fracturing, &... Continue reading →

Business Council statement on high volume hydraulic fracturing and employment Thursday November 21, 2013 at 03:26 pm

Unconventional gas development (UGD), characterized by advances in engineering, including horizontal drilling and high volume hydraulic fracturing, enables extraction of large amounts of fossil fuel from shale deposits at depths that were previously unapproachable [1].

The news comes a week after DEC Commissioner Joseph Martens announced that the agency will turn part of the review over to the Department of Health Commissioner Nirav Shah to address persistent questions about how shale gas development and high volume hydraulic fracturing will affect public health in communities where it is allowed.