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NY Assembly Passes Two Year Fracking Moratorium, Senate Hoped to Follow
2013-03-08 16:47:28| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
In a roll call vote of 95-40, the New York State Assembly has passed a two-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing , the toxic horizontal drilling process through which oil and gas is procured that's found within shale rock basins across the country and the world.
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Illinois deal on fracking could be national model
2013-03-07 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: After years of clashing over the drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," the oil industry and environmentalists have achieved something extraordinary in Illinois: They sat down together to draft regulations both sides could live with. If approved by lawmakers, participants say, the rules would be the nation's strictest. The Illinois model might also offer a template to other states seeking to carve out a middle ground between energy companies that would like free rein and...
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Ban on Radioactive Fracking Waste Passed by Putnam County, NY Legislators
2013-03-07 16:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A coalition of health and environmental groups gathered in Carmel, New York yesterday following the meeting of the Putnam County Board of Legislators to congratulate the legislators for voting to prohibit the sale, application and disposal of waste products in the County from natural gas drilling operations. Advocates working together with Putnam County legislators to address the dangerous exposures associated with radioactive toxic waste pause for a photo with Putnam County legislators who unanimously...
NY Assembly Passes Two Year Fracking Moratorium, Senate Expected to Follow
2013-03-07 14:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In a roll call vote of 95-40, the New York State Assembly has passed a two-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing or fracking, the toxic horizontal drilling process through which oil and gas is procured that`s found within shale rock basins across the country and the world. The bill, if passed by the Senate and signed off by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, would close the state`s doors to the oil and gas industry`s desire to begin operating in New York`s portion of the Marcellus Shale basin until...
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New York Assembly Approves Two-Year Moratorium on Fracking
2013-03-07 02:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: New Yorks Assembly approved a two- year ban on the natural-gas drilling method known as fracking, after two previous attempts to block the practice failed and with the state Senate taking a different approach. The state has been studying the safety of hydraulic fracturing since 2008, and blocked its use in the meantime. The Assemblys ban would lift in May 2015. Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, has said hes waiting until the Health Department concludes a separate analysis to make a decision....
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