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CBS: New York State to allow fracking


(CBS News) The method of extracting natural gas from deep in the earth known as “fracking” has dramatically changed the U.S. energy industry, but as more wells are drilled, protests have continued. The latest flashpoint is New York State, which … Continue reading

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NY okays hydrofracking in Otsego County


New York okays hydrofracking 2 wells in Otsego County. The New York State DEC has authorized Gastem USA, a Montreal based company, to hydraulically fracture the Marcellus shale formation in the Ross-1 well in Maryland, NY and the Sheckells-1 well, … Continue reading

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FACT, FEAR OR FICTION…


FACT, FEAR OR FICTION….. Some things have refused to go away…. Iraq, immigration, high gas prices, global warming, death and destruction and NIMBY’s. Bi-Partisan politics run rampant like the social divides of immature teens. And the battle over gas drilling … Continue reading

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Frack Review Deadline: July 1, 2011


Cuomo’s office expands fracking review, sets July 1 end date ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office has ordered an expansion of the state’s ongoing review of hydraulic fracturing after a natural gas well blowout in April sent chemical-laced water into … Continue reading

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Attitudes Need To Change Or We Are Doomed!


Environmentalists are aggressively fighting natural gas drilling in NY, while NJ installs solar panels that are  mysteriously disappearing and rallied against as an “eyesore”.  Two articles within days of each other….. one about natural gas drilling, the other solar energy.  … Continue reading

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Marcellus Gas Drillers Close to Recycling 100 Percent of Wastewater.


Marcellus Gas Drillers Close to Recycling 100 Percent of Wastewater. Now Use Just a Few Chemicals in Fracking One of the chief objections of those who oppose drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale is the amount of water … Continue reading

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Force Majeure? They can force me to extend my gas lease?


Bill could bolster force majeure claims in N.Y. As industry and environmental groups battle over the proposed moratorium  and Gov. Paterson’s ban on a much-debated natural gas extraction technique in New York, some locals might do well to learn some … Continue reading

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Paterson vetoes gas drilling moratorium, but issues temporary ban.


Paterson vetoes gas drilling moratorium, but issues temporary ban. ALBANY – Gov. David Paterson on Saturday vetoed a bill to temporarily ban natural-gas drilling in New York, but issued an executive order to prohibit the hydraulic fracturing process until at … Continue reading

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Central New York Landowner’s Coalition Rally: Petroleum Geologist Don Zaengle


Central New York Landowner’s Coalition Rally: Petroleum Geologist Don Zaengle The third and final speaker at the April 10 Central New York Landowner’s Coalition (CNYLC) meeting held at the Unadilla Valley Central School was Don Zaengle, a consulting petroleum geologist … Continue reading

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Norse touts some real numbers


Norse touts some real numbers Norse Energy’s View of Central New York While we upstate New Yorkers slept through the wee hours of Nov. 10, executives with oil and gas company Norse Energy Corp. were busy overseas, making a quarterly … Continue reading

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