Comments on: Fracking Gains Ground in New York http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/11/fracking-gains-ground-in-new-york/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: gianluca denora http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/11/fracking-gains-ground-in-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-18530 gianluca denora Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:52:00 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=16139#comment-18530 god is wathing and he has a special place in the lake of fire for those who intentionally destroy the earth and i guess they think that they can buy there way into heaven just how they buy the lawmakers god help us all

]]> By: Gary Heyer http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/11/fracking-gains-ground-in-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-18125 Gary Heyer Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:45:06 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=16139#comment-18125 My wife and I have been residents of Lafayette for more than 40 years, and we have enjoyed the peace and quiet of the area, as well as the excellent water from our two wells. We now fear that fracking not far from here is a significant likelihood, with the probable results of losing the peace and quiet, having our wells contaminated, and having the value of our residence diminished as a result — thus losing a major piece of our retirement funding!
Hey, want to hear a joke?! The NYS DEC preliminary revised draft GEIS on this subject (hundreds of pages describing their investigation of potential environmental impacts and discussion of how various regulations will mitigate these impacts) includes the statement that the study committee heard from environmental “regulatory officials” from 15 states who either “stated that no instances of ground water contamination directly attributable to the hydraulic fracturing process had been documented in their states,” or that “no verified instances of harm to drinking water attributable to hydraulic fracturing had occurred in their states….” Look a little closer: “no instances … directly attributable … documented….”, and “no verified instances … attributable to hydraulic fracturing….” Seek out and read on the internet just a few of the THOUSANDS of cases where impacts to water quality and health have occurred near fracking sites. How many to read? Enough to note the repetition of denials from the drillers: “those chemicals occur naturally in the ground”; “not from OUR operation”; “statistically, a certain percentage of people in the area would develop those illnesses anyway.”
But, fear not, the DEC is ensuring that regulations will require this and that regarding the process, materials, certified operators, transportation and disposal, and the like.

]]> By: Rolf Pittsfield Lawyers http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/11/fracking-gains-ground-in-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-17808 Rolf Pittsfield Lawyers Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:17:37 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=16139#comment-17808 I can’t believe people are not getting upset about Fracking!
Most folks I talk with just don’t know or even care. I think the downturn in the economy is not helping as we all are so concerned about our own financial problems we can’t think of anything else. The big utility companies know this and are moving ahead with fracking at top speed to get all the wells in before we wake up.

I live in Western MA in Pittsfield no where near the Marcellus Shale Formation and I’m getting phone calls from utilities asking if I would be willing to Lease my land. My brother is also getting these calls every now and then. What’s going on here?

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