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Feb 9, 2012, 7:47 am
A decision on whether to allow high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York is "a couple of months" away, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.
Cuomo said that while the state's review of hydrofracking has been slowed, a decision would come within months.
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Feb 8, 2012, 5:55 am
The state's top environmental regulator said Tuesday it's "conceivable" a handful of permits could be issued this year for high-volume hydraulic fracturing, but said a final decision is "months, not years" away.
Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens told a panel of st... Comment - Like
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Feb 7, 2012, 2:15 pm
Joseph Martens, the commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, took a measured approach this morning when it comes to whether the state would proceed with hydrofracking.
He said the state is still going through more than 60,000 comments it has received on its preliminary env... Comment - Like
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Feb 6, 2012, 8:28 am
The state's hydrofracking advisory panel is in flux as the Department of Environmental Conservation wades through tens of thousands of public responses it received on the much-debated drilling technique.
The work of panel is considered crucial if the state is to move forward with hydrofracking. ... Comment - Like
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Feb 3, 2012, 4:50 pm
It may not be tennis elbow or writer’s cramp, but the crush of 46,000 comments the state has received on hydraulic fracturing may have caused its own occupational hazard: scanning shoulder.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is conducting an ergonomic review of a temporary office f... Comment - Like
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Feb 2, 2012, 6:44 am
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed says he wants to invite President Barack Obama to a meeting of the House of Representatives Marcellus Shale Caucus following the president’s State of the Union Address comments about natural gas resources.
Reed said he likes the idea of meeting with the president to hear mor... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2012, 7:37 am
A pipeline operator assured federal regulators it would minimize using eminent domain against private landowners if given approval to lay a 39-mile natural gas pipeline in northern Pennsylvania's pristine Endless Mountains.
Yet the company was readying condemnation papers against dozens of landowner... Comment - Like
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Jan 31, 2012, 12:21 pm
Drilling in the Marcellus Shale is not likely to happen any time soon, according to a Three Rivers Development Foundation official.
Tom Wilber, the director of Three Rivers’ Energy Services said one key reason for a delay in drilling is the cost of natural gas is at a 10-year low.
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Jan 26, 2012, 1:13 pm
A Nunda company that produces organic products has expressed its concern to local and state officials that New York’s organic industry may be in danger if hydraulic fracturing commences.
As explained by Once Again Nut Butter, a Nunda company that produces organic nut butters, New York is cu... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 10:09 am
Wind generated electricity requires back-up capacity of conventional power stations. This capacity is required to deliver electricity to consumers when wind supply is falling short. To have the non-wind power stations ramp up or down to compensate for the stochastic wind variations causes extra ... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2012, 12:35 pm
Faced with decade-low natural gas prices that have made some drilling operations unprofitable, Chesapeake Energy Corp. says it will drastically cut drilling and production of the fuel in the U.S.
Chesapeake, the nation’s second largest natural gas producer, said Monday that it plans to cut pr... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 1:59 pm
... them of unauthorized access to their personal information.
There is no evidence that any ... one of the company’s customer information systems. The database contains Social Security ... in some cases, financial institution account information.
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Jan 22, 2012, 9:40 am
Activists out to stop hydrofracking in New York are gearing up for a major Albany lobbying blitz next Monday -- one that will include a push to enact home-rule legislation authored by Sen. James Seward, R-Milford.
Seward's bill, it turns out, has some competition in the form of another piece of legi... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2011, 5:23 pm
The only company in Britain using hydraulic fracturing to release natural gas from shale rock said Wednesday that the controversial technique probably did trigger earth tremors in April and May.
But a report commissioned by Cuadrilla Resources, which is drilling for gas in the area outside the north... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2011, 10:40 am
Editors Note: If industrial wind want to be involved in writing the Article X rules, the Citizen Power Alliance want the same option.
Doug Ward was asked to participate on a panel discussing the new Article X power plant siting legislation at the Alliance for Clean Energy New York’s (ACENY) 5th An... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2011, 2:44 pm
The letter that arrived in Kim Jastremski’s mailbox on County Highway 52 suggested that she stop protesting the possibility of natural gas drilling. It seemed more of a threat than a request.
Computer-generated, unsigned and sent to about 10 other opponents of a practice known as fracking, it comp... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2011, 5:29 pm
State senators are scrambling to wrap up months-long negotiations on a sweeping bipartisan bill toughening environmental regulations and imposing a Pennsylvania's booming natural gas industry.
Senators said Friday that the plan is to finishing writing the bill over the weekend before a vote next wee... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2011, 5:44 am
An apparent slowdown in a state hydraulic fracturing committee's work can be partially attributed to this: The panelists have plenty of unanswered questions.
Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens announced Tuesday the 18-member panel tasked with creating a new fee stru... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2011, 8:50 am
Local residents opposed to current Marcellus Shale drilling in Steuben County lobbied Tuesday, Oct. 18, for an Urbana Town board ban on natural gas drilling in the Hammondsport/Urbana area.
Local attorney and environmental advocate Rachel Treichler said the state Department of Environmental Conserva... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2011, 8:47 am
After previously indicating his agency anticipated high-volume hydraulic fracturing to begin at some point next year, the state's top environmental regulator said Tuesday it's "hard to predict" whether that's going to happen.
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Oct 25, 2011, 7:47 am
The Syracuse Common Council voted unanimously to ban hydrofracking within city limits. They also voted to limit where fracking wastewater can be stored. It’s not clear if these municipal bans will hold up in court, but Council Majority Leader Kathleen Joy says it was still important for the city t... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2011, 7:30 am
A coalition of good-government groups and environmentalists is calling for more stringent regulations on Pennsylvania's booming natural-gas drilling industry and says the industry should "pay its fair share" in the form of a drilling tax.
The Citizens Marcellus Shale Commission on Monday released an... Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2011, 6:24 pm
The city of Syracuse became the latest municipality to ban a controversial technique used with natural gas drilling, following Albany, Buffalo and a dozen or so towns that have moved to restrict or prohibit hydraulic fracturing within its limits.
The Syracuse Common Council approved the ban this aft... Comment - Like
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Oct 23, 2011, 10:21 am
Members of the leading Marcellus Shale industry group in Pennsylvania will voluntarily disclose chemicals used in each natural gas well as of Jan. 1, the organization said.
An environmental group applauded the move, but said it's not enough.
The Marcellus Shale Coalition represents many of the large... Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2011, 1:07 pm
With the heat on in many communities in the Finger Lakes region to impose a moratorium or ban hydrofracking, natural gas industry experts are revving up their promotion of the controversial drilling method by hosting a series of forums in the region.
Next Wednesday, representatives from the natural ... Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2011, 3:31 am
Superb investigative journalism by the New York Times has brought the paper under attack by the natural gas industry. That campaign of intimidation and obfuscation has been orchestrated by top shelf players like Exxon and Chesapeake aligned with the industry's worst bottom feeders. This coalition ha... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2011, 11:35 am
While scores of environmental groups have loudly expressed their concerns with the state's proposed rules for shale-gas drilling, industry representatives are making clear they aren't pleased, either.
While initially remaining quiet when the Department of Environmental Conservation released its late... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2011, 7:38 pm
Pennsylvania environmental regulators have given permission to a natural-gas driller to stop delivering replacement water to residents whose drinking-water wells were tainted with methane.
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. has been delivering water to homes in the northeast village of Dimock since January of 20... Comment - Like
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Oct 16, 2011, 7:36 am
State Sen. George D. Maziarz on Thursday said he would strongly oppose any move to shift low-cost "preference power" produced in Western New York away from upstate communities to be sent to Long Island.
"I will defeat this effort, even if I have to clip the extension cord to Long Island personally,"... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2011, 1:51 pm
When it comes to the heated debate on hydrofracking, Sen. Thomas Libous has a message for legislators whose districts aren’t targeted for drilling: butt out.
Libous, a Republican from Binghamton, said he’s become increasingly frustrated with downstate lawmakers who have expressed opposition to t... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2011, 12:57 pm
New York’s highest court will weigh a lawsuit brought by a Buffalo attorney that attacks the state’s system of giving cash and tax breaks to thousands of businesses.
The lawsuit contends that New York, for decades, has violated the state constitution’s ban on giving “gifts or loans” to bus... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2011, 12:48 pm
DEC Commissioner Joe Martens defended himself and his agency at an Assembly hearing that was called to allow individuals who feel strongly about the DEC's draft supplemental generic environmental impact statement on hydraulic fracking to voice their opinions on the issue "For more than three years, ... Comment - Like
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Oct 12, 2011, 6:08 am
Gov. Tom Corbett called Monday for even-handed laws that recognize the natural gas industry's competition beyond the state’s borders.
Corbett’s plan would allow counties to impose fees of up to $160,000 per well over 10 years to help pay for the cost to regulate the drilling and fix the damage i... Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2011, 5:11 am
It’s unlikely that anyone’s going to drill in the town of Tully into the now-famous Marcellus shale because the rock is too close to the surface. But that doesn’t mean drilling rigs and hydrofracking will bypass the town — and a large piece of Central New York.
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Oct 10, 2011, 3:49 pm
An energy company is seeking federal approval to allow exports of liquefied natural gas from the booming Appalachian drilling industry, saying that the nation's natural gas supply is outpacing demand.
Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Resources Inc. announced last week that it has applied to the Departme... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2011, 4:16 pm
As debate rages in other corners of New York state about the risks and rewards of rampant natural-gas drilling, Rochester has been slow to warm to the topic.
The perception has been that the wells would go somewhere else — in the Southern Tier, far from metropolitan Rochester. Hydrofracking, as th... Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2011, 9:01 am
Before a skeptical panel of state lawmakers, New York’s top environmental regulator defended his agency’s proposed rules for hydraulic fracturing for nearly three hours Thursday while he was peppered with a near-constant stream of questions and criticism.
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Oct 6, 2011, 8:04 am
An internal report from the state Department of Health says that if high-volume hydrofracking moves forward in New York, the agency will need additional funding to address potential health impacts and assist with regulating the industry.
According to the document, which was obtained by Gannett's Alb... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2011, 11:41 am
Almond, N.Y. — Hydrofracking is not only a hot issue in Alfred, but the Town of Almond as well.
The town, in July, had made resolution to put a moratorium for year to study the situation and at the regular monthly meeting on Monday, there were a few residents with concerns that the moratorium woul... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2011, 9:00 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Sound decisions about how to proceed with gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale can't be made without looking at how they might fit with other energy choices in a time of growing demand, Pennsylvania's former environmental protection secretary said.
John Hanger led the Depar... Comment - Like
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Oct 3, 2011, 9:18 am
The author, Stephen E. Herrmann of this opinion viewpoint, was a former Special Assistant to the General Counsel of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. He is part of the law firm Richards, Layton & Finger. His bio states that he has 30 years’ experience in advising boards of directo... Comment - Like
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Oct 1, 2011, 8:05 am
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued its draft regulations for high-volume hydraulic fracturing which are based on the proposed requirements contained in the agency’s revised draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement released earlier this month, DEC Co... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2011, 1:01 pm
A controversial plan to build offshore wind turbines in Lake Ontario to produce renewable energy was debated Monday night at the Robach Community Center in Charlotte.
Energy leaders believe wind power can reduce dependency on fossil fuels and ensure cleaner air for the future, but many residents o... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2011, 4:41 pm
Anticipating an influx of natural gas drilling in the Southern Tier, the state Department of Environmental Conservation is looking to expand a pair of offices in the region the industry is expected to target.
The DEC estimates it will have to spend $1 million annually for additional office space in ... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2011, 9:09 am
Efforts are under way in New York to develop one of the biggest offshore wind power plant ever proposed in the United States. The New York Power Authority has filed a preliminary lease application with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) to develop an offs... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2011, 4:44 pm
The New York Power Authority formally voted today to end its push for off-shore wind turbines in Lake Ontario or Lake Erie.
At a meeting at the authority's Westchester County office, NYPA's trustees voted unanimously to shelve the idea. "This was not an easy decision to make," trustee John Dyson sai... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2011, 6:49 am
Anticipating an influx of natural gas drilling in the Southern Tier, the state Department of Environmental Conservation is looking to expand a pair of offices in the region the industry is expected to target.
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Sep 26, 2011, 10:52 am
If pleading the "Fifth" smells, the Solyndra drama will prove the stereotype applies in this instance. A good old-fashioned scandal in an election year pumps up the media juices. The timeline on Solyndra tells only part of the history. The linkage of corporate cronyism dodges the real world result o... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2011, 7:05 pm
Sierra Club is doing a big push to contact Cuomo and support his support of industrial wind. We need a bigger push against it. PLEASE email the Governor and demand a moratorium on industrial wind and a full investigation of all existing wind projects. Please ask everyone fighting wind to do the sa... Comment - Like
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