LETTER from NICOLE DILLINGHAM Fold Fracking Ban Into Governor’s Budget Editor’s Note: Since the print edition went to press, the Governor’s Budget, agreed to Wednesday, April 1, included a fracking ban. To the Editor: The emergency now unfolding due to the coronavirus is not the only global crisis we are facing. The threat of global warming also requires state-wide, indeed global, response. The damage climate change is causing should not be ignored in the hope that it will magically disappear.…
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Fracking Banned In NYS Budget ALBANY – New York State has banned fracking in the state budget, NYPIRG announced a few minutes ago. The provision was included in the state’s 2020 budget, which is being firmed up today, a step that allows approval of controversial issues without the usual hearing a a specific vote on the floor. “The state has taken the next step to solidify its role as a climate leader by banning fracking in statute,” the lobbying group…
OPINION SPLIT ON FRACKING BAN NEW YORK TIMES: Cuomo Makes Sense On Fracking This was not an easy decision, but it was the right one. Many geologists and industry leaders believe that the deep shale formations underneath the state’s southern tier, known as the Marcellus Shale, contain bountiful supplies of natural gas. But extracting the gas, the governor concluded, carried — at least for now — unacceptable risks to the environment and human health. READ MORE FORBES: In Fracking Ban,…
Seward: Fracking Ban Disappoints Some, But Let’s Move On To Other Opportunities ONEONTA – A few moments ago, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, issued a statement saying, given Governor Cuomo’s decision to ban fracking, “we need to move on to develop robust economic development strategies that capitalizes on our other resources.” Here is Seward’s complete statement: “I have consistently said that any decision concerning hydraulic fracturing in New York State must be based on science and, like many, have awaited…
FOR THE RECORD “Would I live in a community with HVHF (high-volume hydraulic fracturing) based on the facts I have now? Would I let my child play in the school field nearby, or my family drink the water from the tap or grow their vegetables in the soil? After looking at a plethora of reports … my answer is no.” HOWARD ZUCKER Acting NY State Health Commissioner In Announcing Ban on Fracking This Morning Quoted On ‘Capitol Confidential’ Blog…
Dillingham: Middlefield’s Ban Laid Groundwork For State Ban COOPERSTOWN – The Town of Middlefield success in banning fracking within its borders played an “important role” in the decision to ban fracking in New York State, Otsego 2000 President Nicole Dillingham said in a statement released a few moments ago. “It is significant to note that the legal decisions in the Dryden/Middlefield cases played an important role in the analysis,” wrote Dillingham. “In these cases, the New York Court of Appeals…
NORSE ENERGY ASKS HIGH COURT TO RECONSIDER MIDDLEFIELD BAN ALBANY – Norse Energy Corp. has filed a motion to appeal the state Court of Appeals decision upholding fracking bans in the towns of Middlefield and Dryden. As a precedent, Norse’s lawyer Thomas West cites a ban on fracking in Longmont, Colo., that was overturned. Supporters of the New York bans point out that they do not specifically ban fracking, only assert Middlefield and Dryden’s “home rule” right to regulate heavy…