Cuomo to Ban Fracking in New York State, Citing Health Risks

Cuomo to Ban Fracking in New York State, Citing Health Risks ^ | DEC. 17, 2014 | By JESSE McKINLEY

[Behind Liberal Lines]

ALBANY — The Cuomo administration announced Wednesday that it would ban hydraulic fracturing in New York State, ending years of uncertainty by concluding that the controversial method of extracting gas from deep underground could contaminate the state’s air and water and pose inestimable public-health risks...

That conclusion was delivered publicly during a year-end cabinet meeting called by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in Albany. It came amid increased calls by environmentalists to ban fracking, which uses water and chemicals to release natural gas trapped in deeply buried shale deposits.

[unixfox]

How can a Governor just ban something?

Whenever they think they can get away with it?

All it takes is for the people to ignore it. What are they gonna do, send in the anti-frac swat team?

[navyguy]

I grew up in Western New York (Rochester). It’s because of naked stupidity like this that I will NEVER go back. Not to mention the utterly insane taxes. And yet they never seem to get enough self punishment because they elect these imbeciles over and over again. I blame NYC but it’s still pretty bad across the state.

[hattend]

Was there fracking planned in NY state?

[ExCTCitizen]

Cuomo, are you stupid? You want businesses to start up in NY state...except for Fracking businesses. I wouldn’t base a dog catcher business in NY State...

[rrrod]

Good point...NYC is pure scum but folks need to remember the rest of the state isnt.....just not enough conservatives.

[ExCTCitizen]

Funny...very funny...

[C19fan]

Was there fracking planned in NY state? The same formation that PA is fracking goes into the bottom half of Upstate NY from the PA border up till the NYS Thruway.

[Mears]

We vacationed in upstate NY in the 60s and 70s.

Shale all over the place.

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[navyguy]

Up next... DeBlasio for Governor!!! LOL!

[DoughtyOne]

And after all, why should New York benefit from that evil energy source?

[Zeppo]

Frack Cuomo.

[RicocheT]

“If they [Democrats] had their choice the common folk would be riding around in rickshaws.”

No, the leftist elitist goal is for we common folk to pull the rickshaw as our elite masters are riding in them. We little people better start practicing dipping our head while touching our brow with our right hand to honor our betters as they pass by.

[hattend]

So, New York, like California, can't wait to bankrupt themselves because they don't want oil revenue.

Libs are nothing if not short-sighted.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Up next... DeBlasio for Governor!!! LOL!

That's half the reason Prince Andrew did this: worries about DeBlasio running to his left and stealing the NYC base.

[Sam Gamgee]

Who knew being a Luddite would find adherents in the 21st century?

[Truth29]

After the way DeBlasio has been mouthing off about the police lately, his security detail needs to take a very long lunch break so he has something else to worry about.

[LostInBayport]

I love how democrats are called progressives. Most of their policies are the antithesis of progressive.

I figured out a while ago that to figure out the truth where a leftist/liberal/commie/socialist is concerned, just look for the opposite of what they are saying.

progressive = regressive

equality = inequality

living wage = dead job

level the playing field = fill the field full of potholes

Affordable Care Act = Unaffordable Healthinsurance Act

and so on

[matt04]

I’vw said for a long time now NYC and the immediate area should be split off into another state. same with the Weat coast in CA.

[jttpwalsh]

I drove from Connecticut to Cooperstown, in October. My pal and I were astonished at all the anti-Cuomo signs we saw (Re: SAFE Act). Our enthusiasm was tempered, when we realized that one square mile in Manhattan would out vote these folks :(

[Shady]

Listened to the meeting. Smarmy Dr. Quoting “unbiased” sources (LOL) Un Fracking Believable. Shut the lights out, Twilight Zone Closed for business (except heroin dealers)