The poll showed only 2 percent of likely voters said hydraulic fracturing for New York's
natural gas reserves — commonly known as fracking and tied up in
studies of the potential health and environmental impacts — was their top issue.
Fuel Fix Blog: The Marcellus region is now the biggest
natural gas shale play in the world, and there's still about $ 90 billion to be made by tapping the area's
reserves, according to a
study by energy analyst group Wood Mackenzie.