Sentences with phrase «of fracking opponents»

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But of the presidential candidates hoping for good news out of the corn state's caucuses today, the only out - and - out opponent of fracking is Vermont's Senator Bernie Sanders.

But fracking opponents claim that, though natural gas is considered the greenest of fossil fuels, shale extraction is significantly more carbon - intensive than conventional production and may result in the release of large quantities of methane, itself a greenhouse gas.

So what am I to make of the extreme claims that are made by opponents to fracking (hydraulic fracturing of subsurface rocks to get oil or gas)?

Opponents of a planned fracked gas power plant in the Hudson Valley say they are hoping the U.S. attorney will investigate decisions made in the permitting process for the plan, now that it's been revealed that the wife of a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo took payments from the lead engineering firm in the project, and that her husband is the subject of a federal probe.

Opponents of the project say they have the support of over 30 grassroots community and environmental organizations (attached list) and a petition with over 1300 signatures which they will deliver to Governor Cuomo, who banned fracking last month based on public health concerns.

Gennaro and other opponents of fracking in New York have raised the issue's visibility in part by pointing to the disastrous effects the practice has had in a number of Western states that have allowed it, and in Pennsylvania, which shares the same source of gas as New York State, the Marcellus Shale formation, which runs from the Southern Tier to West Virginia, and west to part of Ohio.

Arthur «Jerry» Kremer is a former state assemblyman and founding chairman of Empire Government Strategies, a state lobbying firm, and said fracking opponents like Avella used fear to convince voters over to their side.

In a congressional district that encompasses cash - strapped, potentially gas - rich Sullivan County, New York City's watershed, eco-sensitive communities like Woodstock and various rural areas on the east side of the Hudson River, incumbent U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson and challenger Sean Eldridge are on the campaign trail seeking to define their own, and their opponent's, positions on climate change, energy policy and perhaps most critically fracking.

Opponents of fracking are now focusing on gas pipelines that conduct fracked gas from other states underneath New York.

Assembly Democrats also held a lengthy hearing on fracking, in the first week of the legislative session, where opponents as well as supporters gave testimony.

Now that elections are over, supporters and opponents of hydro fracking are wondering what will be Governor Andrew Cuomo's next move on the long stalled gas drilling process in New York State.

Opponents of a planned fracked gas power plant in the Hudson Valley say they are hoping the U.S. attorney will investigate decisions made in the permitting process for the plan, now that it's been revealed that the wife of a former top aide to Cuomo took payments from the lead engineering firm in the project, and that her husband is the subject of a federal probe.

As many local activists waved signs protesting the proposed Pilgrim Pipeline, she denounced her Republican opponent, former state legislator John Faso of Kinderhook, as a lobbyist for an energy company dealing in fracked gas and promised to «stand up against big polluters who want to pollute our waterways.

As Pegula continues with his purchase of the Bills — the National Football League's owners are expected to approve the deal in October — fracking opponents said they're hopeful it won't influence Cuomo's decision - making process.

Before the ban was in place, Cuomo himself had even references Ruffalo's advocacy when mocking his 2014 gubernatorial opponent Rob Astorino's stance on natural gas through the banning of fracking wastewater being being used to treat roads in Westchester County.

The mailer also accuses Murphy's Democratic opponent, attorney Justin Wagner, of representing «one of the largest fracking companies» whose natural gas flows through the Algonquin pipeline, which is slated for expansion in Rockland, Westchester and Putnam counties.

The increasing bizarre contest between GOP Sen. Greg Ball and Democrat Justin Wagner gets even weirder when Ball «reveals» an alleged fracking - related conflict of interest on the part of his opponent.

Opponents of fracking will not be credible unless they are prepared to build large - scale renewables projects and damage the environment in the process, Tim Farron has told Politics.co.uk.

Opponents of fracking will not be credible unless they are prepared to build large - scale renewables projects and damage the environment, Tim Farron tells Politics.co.uk

The federal study was a step on the way to implementing that plan — it established the baseline level of methane in the groundwater before fracking, providing a basis for before - after comparison, and a preemptive defense against later claims of pollution from fracking opponents.

Make no mistake — on Tuesday's primary you have a choice — to vote for a current / five - term Dutchess County Legislator who has fought fracking tooth and nail for four years (1,100 signed on to the www.PetitionOnline.com/NoDrill effort I launched in 2008); I believe fracking should be banned and criminalized — or my primary opponent, who actually said this of fracking to Alan Chartock on WAMC April 17: «In terms of the impact I think the jury is still out.»

Hydro - fracking has been banned in New York State for nearly a year now, but opponents of the natural gas extraction process have other concerns, including new pipelines.

Opponents of hydro fracking are charging there's a potential conflict of interest with a consultant to Governor Cuomo's environmental agency.

Supporters of a fracking ban are celebrating the long - awaited decision while opponents say they are disappointed and the Southern Tier, where fracking would have taken place, is doomed.

The IDC, who's member Tony Avella (IDC - Queens) is a fierce fracking opponent, were essentially laundering campaign cash to the Republican Chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee, where he regularly kills anti-fracking legislation written by people like Avella, through an organization that purports to exist to advocate for environmental conservation.

Scroggins, a self - described fracking tour guide, escorted Hawkins and former Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan — both stauch opponents of fracking — on a tour of northern Pennsylvania natural gas wells in October.

As the members of the Schuyler County Legislature left their meeting last week, the emotion, passion and anger of opponents of the gas storage projects — and fracking in general — burst into full display.

Cuomo decided to prohibit fracking in the state a month after his re-election in 2014, but had previously been criticized by backers of the process, who accused him of hindering economic development, as well as opponents convinced he was about to give his blessing to environmental despoliation.

Assemblywoman Galef, along with anti fracking advocates and pipeline opponents, hope that will give Cuomo more impetus to order a state risk assessment through his own Department of Environmental Conservation.

The Cuomo Administration has announced two developments that could delay the start of hydro fracking in New York, and is leaving supporters and opponents with many unanswered questions.

Were there e-mail exchanges between the governor's office and Bobby Kennedy Jr., a former Cuomo brother - in - law and eco-freak opponent of fracking?

That view was reinforced by two developments last week: Cuomo's aides proposed a new energy plan for the state's future that, unlike previous plans, made no mention of fracking in the Southern Tier, and Cuomo himself named former New York City Councilman James Gennaro, a fierce fracking opponent, as a deputy commissioner at Martens» environmental agency.

Cuomo's director of communications, Melissa DeRosa, began following the Twitter account of actor Mark Ruffalo, an outspoken fracking opponent and one of the governor's most prominent critics.

The prosecutor then asked if Mr. Avella, a leading opponent of fracking, had known that Senator Skelos had asked his staff to set up a meeting on the subject between AbTech and state officials.

To opponents of hydrofracking in New York, Moreau's statement that, in fact, fracking has contaminated groundwater may come as a surprise.

Opponents of fracking called on the assembly to pass a moratorium until a full health impact review is completed and until the environmental review of fracking fully corrects what they view as a long list of inadequacies.

Opponents of a planned fracked gas power plant in the Hudson Valley say they are hoping the U.S. Attorney will investigate decisions made in the permitting process for the plan, now that it has been revealed that the wife of a former top aide to Cuomo took payments from the lead engineering firm in the project, and that her husband is the subject of a federal probe.

Opponents of hydrofracking say they want Governor Cuomo to declare a three to five year moratorium on fracking in New York.

Opponents of fracking increasingly see the delays on a final decision as a hopeful sign.

Reflecting the frustration of such groups, the actor Mark Ruffalo, perhaps the state's highest profile opponent of fracking, urged his more than 200,000 Twitter followers to send a message to the governor: «Let's keep his phones tied up all day.»

At the same time, the sometimes loosely governed rush to liberate this fuel from rock deposits through hydraulic fracturing, or «fracking,» has helped invigorate opponents of drilling.

Chip Northrup, a former oil and gas investor from Texas who now splits his time between Dallas and upstate New York, is an articulate and energetic opponent of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for the natural gas locked in deep shale layers in the state.

The same guy that recently defended fracking in central Texas by pointing out how much water is wasted on residential lawn irrigation is today in Colorado outspending opponents of several local fracking initiatives by a 50 - 1 margin.

Members of Congress, gas companies, news organization, drilling opponents: They've all made bold claims about hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and the U.S. supply of underground natural gas.

More recently, opponents of fracking have waged campaigns that have put expanded use of that technology at risk.

«EPA has identified significant flaws in the state's fracking proposals, particularly inadequate plans to treat hazardous wastewater, questions about unsafe levels of radiation in fracking waste, and the absence of any consideration of the environmental impacts of the infrastructure associated with fracking, such as pipelines and compressor stations,» said a statement issued by a coalition of hydrofracking opponents including Catskill Mountainkeeper, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Environmental Advocates of New York, Natural Resources Defense Council and others.

Its opponents — which include numerous anti-fracking groups and high - profile «intervenors» such as New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Gasland director Josh Fox, and actor - activist Mark Ruffalo — focus instead on the environmental and community impacts of fracking and the potentially disastrous effects of an accident, should it occur along the densely - populated end of the pipeline's route.

After New York governor Andrew Cuomo partially lifted the moratorium on fracking, opponents of the natural gas extraction procedure were predictably and probably justifiably not happy.

Coming on the heels of news of «vast reserves» of shale gas in England, opponents of fracking are highlighting the potential threat the natural gas extraction method could pose in another area of the nation — this time to

Given the scale of the potential risks, regulators should take their consultation duties seriously, argues Saxe, who points out she is neutral on fracking and understands the frustrations of dealing with a persistent opponent such as Ernst.