There was another thread on this last night. I pointed out then that this was a pure propaganda piece by the AP. Now a propaganda piece by the AP and gladly given legs by the New York Times.
Read the story carefully. The AP wrote it in such a way that makes one THINK they are talking about evil energy producers have leaked/injected the fluid mixture used in fracking into WATER wells. This assumption would be incorrect. In referring to WELLS, the AP actually means this fluid mixture is injected into the natural gas or oil WELL itself. They just wrote it to make you think it was water wells being affected
The issue of Hyrdaulic Fracturing has been going on and on in New York State for YEARS.
The New York City watershed includes a large area of the Marcellus shale formation.
The NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection’s position: “While DEP is mindful of the potential economic opportunity that this represents for the State, hydraulic fracturing poses an unacceptable threat to the unfiltered water supply of nine million New Yorkers and cannot safely be permitted with the New York City watershed.”
The New York State assembly voted 93 to 43, Nov. 30, 2010, to place a moratorium or freeze on hydraulic fracturing to give the state more time to undertake safety and environmental concerns.
Had it been allowed, they estimated at least 6,000 jobs created in NY State.