Sentences with phrase «of natural gas drilling»

Of primary concern is the potentially damaging impact of natural gas drilling on water resources.

Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside), a longtime opponent of the natural gas drilling method and ranking minority member of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, -LSB-...]

The Quinnipiac poll finds that by a narrow four point margin, New Yorkers surveyed believe that the economic benefits of natural gas drilling, including job creation, outweigh the potential harmful environmental effects.

According to Governor Cuomo, the DEC should make up their mind on the future of natural gas drilling in New York by the end of the summer.

Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside), a longtime opponent of the natural gas drilling method and ranking minority member of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, said the poll showed a grassroots movement against hydrofracking is resonating in New York.

«The study found those living within a half - mile of a natural gas drilling site faced greater health risks than those who live farther away.»

But now, a coalition of anti-fracking organizations called New Yorkers Against Fracking say the State needs to keep its promise to study the impact of natural gas drilling on human health.

Despite the fact that he just recently voted «yes» on a Democrat - sponsored hydrofracking moratorium passed by the Senate, Farley speaks about the importance of natural gas drilling from a business standpoint and calls it «abolutely essential for the health of New York State and the farm community and energy in general.»

Cuomo's administration last week moved to ban hydrofracking following a lengthy health review of the natural gas drilling process on humans.

In 2010, when the now disgraced Sheldon Silver was speaker, two Assembly members used a legislative hearing room to screen the film «Gasland», a documentary critical of natural gas drilling.

But activists opposed to hydrofracking want the topic of natural gas drilling to be on the agenda as well.

One of the most active journalists covering the story of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale Region says it's become controversial partly because of a spotty environmental record for the industry, and partly because of a lack of openness on the part of gas drilling firms about what they're doing and how they're doing it.

After being grilled about groundwater contamination by Assemblyman Kavanagh, Democratic Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell questioned her on the economics of natural gas drilling:

«New York is facing some of the most complex sustainability challenges in a generation, particularly in the areas of natural gas drilling and reductions in environmental staff and programs,» New York League of Conservation Voters President Marcia Bystryn said, adding that Martens «will be up to the challenge.»

Dr. Nirav Shah, who was appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the state's health commissioner, is expected to be asked by state lawmakers about a study he's conducting on the potential health effects of natural gas drilling.

Hydraulic fracturing 2014 the controversial process behind the spread of natural gas drilling 2014 is enabling oil companies to reach previously inaccessible reserves in North Dakota, triggering a turnaround not only in the state's fortunes, but also in domestic energy production.

«The working group was convened following presentations on the potential of natural gas drilling to adversely affect public health at the 2012 Annual Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers [EHSCC] meeting at Harvard School of Public Health,» states Penning.

July 29, 4:38 p.m. Updated (see asterisk) Lisa Wright, a foe of natural gas drilling using hydraulic fracturing, or facking, sent the following essay reflecting on recent posts about apparent undisclosed conflicts of interest in a University of Texas gas drilling study and an unrefereed study claiming a link between drilling and fetal health.

Hillary Clinton, too, took heat from environmentalists during her campaign for her longstanding support of natural gas drilling, and natural gas exports.

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.

Over the past several months, I completely two relevant fact - finding trips: one to West Virginia to get a firsthand look at surface mining for coal, aka mountaintop removal, and the other to Pennsylvania to get a sense of the impacts of natural gas drilling.

Cuomo has insisted that while he recognizes the potential economic benefits of natural gas drilling, he wants science to make a final determination.

The problem, as is noted in Howarth's paper, is the huge amount of guesswork behind estimates of gas emissions from this (or any other) form of natural gas drilling and the subjectivity of interpretations of the greenhouse influence of such emissions (which are nearly all methane, a potent but short - lived heat - trapping gas).

Air pollution caused by fracking may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for people living near (within a half mile) of natural gas drilling sites, according to a new study from the Colorado School of Public Health.

The state's decision on hydrofracking comes after years of debate in New York over whether to allow this method of natural gas drilling.

Jim Smith, a spokesman for the Independent Oil and Gas Association, says the experts should be brought together to discuss the «realities» of natural gas drilling, and «the benefits and the risks, in perspective».

Gasland explores the impacts of natural gas drilling, or fracking, on the environment and communities in North America, highlighting the link between fossil fuel exploration and climate justice.