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Sunday, August 29, 2010 I had a conversation yesterday at a picnic at the Newtown Battlefield with
a local man named Schnoover who heads a local Landowners Association around Seneca Lake. He said they are in favor of drilling
- it is coming to the area next year and landowners need to influence what happens in a positive way. What was really interesting
was his account of a tour of Dimock, Pa. he was given by Cabot Oil & Gas. He claimed that the problems early-on have been
fixed and drilling is now happening in an environmentally sound way. Once drilled, well sites are nearly invisible.
Roads are in good condition. Money flows into the region. His message was that Cabot is a great company that should
be welcomed to New York. He said that it is Federal policy to develop gas resources. The national interest demands it!
My point is that the gas drillers continue to try to influence people at every level. My business experience tells me that they are lobbying everywhere - Washington, Albany, Harrisburg, and even here in the Finger Lakes at picnics. I would be amazed if our local politicians in Yates County haven't been approached and advised to ignore the environmental alarmists. If
we think that they are passively awaiting events to unfold, we are going to wake up some morning with gas wells in our backyards.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 WHAT’S
ALL THIS BUZZ ABOUT MARCELLUS SHALE FRACKING AND WHY SHOULD I CARE? Come to the Yates County Community
Forum on “fracking” (high volume hydraulic-fracture gas drilling) to find out. WHEN -- Thursday,
September 2 at 6:30 WHERE -- Penn Yan Middle School Auditorium (515
Liberty St.) The panel will consist of well-informed experts, Yates County business folks
concerned about economic and community pressures, and Pennsylvania neighbors who are currently living and trying to cope with
the effects of active Marcellus Shale gas drilling near their homes. Panel
Member will include: Dr. Adam Law, a physician specializing in endocrine disruptors.
Dr. Thomas Shelley, an authority on chemical safety. Art Hunt of Hunt Country Winery and Mary Howell Martens, local organic
farmer and agronomist. Pennsylvania residents Craig and Julie Sautner of Montrose, and Dr. Thomas Jiunta, a Lucerne
County Physician. Panel topics will include:
Health and Safety Issues, Declining Property Values, Local Business concerns, and Social
and Community stresses. Yates County citizens must
be aware of what this new kind of gas drilling will bring to our community. To be prepared for these changes, we must become
informed and active now, before NYS begins issuing drilling permits and thousands of out-of-state
trucks begin to roll into our beautiful county. A large number of
land parcels in Yates County have already been leased with the intent of hydrofracking (a map of those parcels will be available
at the meeting). IF YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT HYDROFRACKING, COME AND BRING YOUR QUESTIONS! IF YOU DO KNOW ABOUT HYDROFRACKING, COME AND ADD TO THE DISCUSSION! This Forum is sponsored
by The Committee to Preserve the Finger Lakes and the Coalition to Protect New York (CPNY) and is free to all.
Monday, August 23, 2010 Most local Assembly members oppose fracking moratorium legislation
Natural gas drilling advocates have had their New York Marcellus Shale aspirations on hold since July 2008, and a bill awaiting Assembly approval would extend their wait until mid-May at the earliest. While the bill is expected to have the necessary votes to pass that house, five of six local Assembly members polled pledged they'll vote against that measure, which would ban hydraulic fracturing until May 15, 2011. Horizontal drilling in the Marcellus will remain on hold in New York, regardless of legislation, until the state Department of Environmental Conservation finishes its review of its Supplemental Generic "It appears now that (the DEC's) review will continue into 2011, and we have no indication that it will wrap up anytime soon," said Assemblywoman Donna A. Lupardo, D-Endwell. "I anticipate they will go well into 2011, so a May 15 moratorium deadline in light of the progress DEC is making seems arbitrary."Tuesday, August 10, 2010 EPA hearing postponedHearing postponed by EPA - not yet rescheduled.
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CommentsMonday, August 9, 2010 EPA sets public hearing on fracking studyBy Derrick Ek Corning Leader Posted Aug 08, 2010 @ 11:54 PM Binghamton, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency will hold a public hearing in the Southern Tier on Thursday on its upcoming study of high-volume hydraulic
fracturing, and it figures to be a lively, well-attended event. |
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