Business Council statement
on high volume hydraulic fracturing and employment Thursday November 21, 2013 at 03:26 pm
Not exact matches
Dadey goes
on to attack Cuomo for his failure to green light
high volume hydraulic fracturing in New York State.
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.
Speaking (and at one point singing)
on Fred Dicker's Talk 1300 radio show this morning, former Assemblyman Bill Parment predicted that
high -
volume hydraulic fracturing will be delayed for at least a year because of legal challenges.
Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous today didn't completely rule out a tax
on high - income earners, saying that without
high -
volume hydraulic fracturing impoverished communities need some source of revenue in the wake of severe flooding.
The revised draft review of the impact of
high -
volume hydraulic fracturing, due out today, has been postponed because of the Department of Environmental Conservation's focus
on the aftermath of Irene.
Former Hudson Valley Democratic Congressman Maurice Hinchey, in his first major public appearance since retiring from office in January, says he just penned a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo asking him to wait for the results of a study from the Environmental Protection Agency
on the impacts of fracking before deciding whether to allow
high -
volume hydraulic fracturing in the state.
Speaking Thursday at the annual Spring Environment Conference held by the Business Council in Albany, Martens says the agency doesn't have a specific date yet for an update
on the environmental review and proposed regulations for
high -
volume hydraulic fracturing of shale gas wells.
The state's final ban is
on high -
volume hydraulic fracturing, which uses large
volumes of water mixed with sand and chemicals to create
fractures in rock that release gas.
High -
volume hydraulic fracturing relies
on copious amounts of water, which is plentiful in states like New York and Pennsylvania, compared with western states where fracking is permitted.
«Now that the EPA has confirmed what top scientists have said all along, that fracking is safe and has no widespread impact
on drinking water, we are calling
on Commissioner Martens and the state Department of Environmental Conservation to rescind the temporary ban
on high -
volume hydraulic fracturing in New York State.»
«I can not support
high volume,
hydraulic fracturing in the great state of New York,» Zucker said
on December 18, 2014.
A new report examines the possibility and practice of potentially radioactive out - of - state fracking waste getting dumped in New York despite Governor Cuomo's ongoing implementation of a ban
on high -
volume hydraulic fracturing.
While the Governor has said he expects to reach a decision
on whether to permit
high -
volume hydraulic fracturing («fracking») in fewer than 40 days, today's proposal did not include any information
on or insight into his administration's intentions
on fracking.
Rep. - elect John Katko said the report which led officials in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration to call for a ban
on high -
volume hydraulic fracturing was «riddled with speculation and not facts» and fails to address whether hydrofracking is safe.
She's also been an advocate for property tax reform, she opposes
high -
volume hydraulic fracturing as a method of natural gas exploration and she'd like to take
on corruption in Albany.
ALBANY, NY (10/01/2012)(readMedia)--
On Friday, September 28, Governor Andrew Cuomo's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released a brief statement indicating that no regulations for
high -
volume hydraulic fracturing, or «fracking,» would be finalized until Department of Health Commissioner Shah reviews the DEC's already - completed health impact assessment.
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.
There has been a moratorium
on high -
volume horizontal
hydraulic fracturing in New York since 2008 while the state conducts an environmental review.
The changes include full incorporation of the new Michigan Department of Environmental Quality rules
on high -
volume hydraulic fracturing, adopted this year.
The two - part integrated assessment took three years to complete and is the most comprehensive Michigan - focused resource
on high -
volume hydraulic fracturing.
«Final report
on high -
volume hydraulic fracturing in Michigan.»
Image courtesy: Michigan Department of Environmental QualityThe changes include full incorporation of the new Michigan Department of Environmental Quality rules
on high -
volume hydraulic fracturing, adopted this year.
New findings published by the
high impact journal Science show that the rate in which earthquakes are triggered or induced by fracking depends
on the
volume of the
hydraulic fracturing operations.
New findings published by the
high impact journal Science show that the rate in which earthquakes are triggered or induced by fracking depends
on the
volume of the
hydraulic fracturing...
Zucker and Martens
on Wednesday summarized the findings of environmental and health reviews that concluded that shale gas development using
high -
volume hydraulic fracturing carried unacceptable risks that haven't been sufficiently studied....
Added, Dec. 17, 9:30 p.m. Here's an excerpt from the Department of Health review of research
on shale gas and illness, which found too many unresolved questions and plausible risks to endorse
high volume hydraulic fracturing (abbreviated as HVHF in the report):
«While we welcome your determination to lead
on climate change, we are greatly concerned by indications that you may soon allow
high -
volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) in New York,» the letter asserted.
Even though the de facto moratorium
on high -
volume horizontal
hydraulic fracturing in New York State continues, the disposal of waste from
hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations is occurring in New York now and deserves our attention.