Posted on December 26 2009
Driller’s caught red handed and admit to illegal dumping of 200,000 gallons of brine water in abandoned well.
On December 23, New York City “called on the DEC to rescind
the draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS)
that was released on September 30, 2009 because it does not adequately
address the risks of drilling in the New York City watershed, which
supplies drinking water for nine million New Yorkers.”
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection also released a Final Impact Assessment Report which contains evidence that shows that Hydrofracturing in the Marcellus Shale not only is a threat to NYC drinking water, but due to the nature of the shale and our region’s geology, also threatens water in the entire Empire State.
Here is the full press release.
Even where regulations exist, enforcement is lacking.
Please help us in getting a moratorium on the :: while we still can by visiting:
http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale/coalition_letter
and
http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale/contact_gov
Things are heating up as New York Department of Environmental Conservation holds public comment meetings in Loch Sheldrake, NYC, Chenango Bridge, and Corning. Ithaca holds its own meeting.
A good article outlining a range of issues related to gas drilling can be found here.
Records show New York DEC is not perfect.
More bad news from PA. And even more.
::click here to Watch a Video:: 
Marcellus Shale is radioactive.
Chesapeake Energy decides not to drill in the NYC watershed.
Chesapeake blowout.
Thirsty cows take a drink.
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