New York Sits On A Natural-Gas Gold Mine They Refuse To Tap

[Elderberry]

Climate Change Dispatch by Kevin Mooney on May 7, 2020

New York Democrats who are asking Congress to supply them with what is widely described as a “coronavirus bailout” would be in a stronger economic and political position today if they took advantage of their state’s natural resources.

Unlike neighboring Pennsylvania, New York has banned the use of hydraulic fracturing that can be used to extract oil and natural gas deposits available within an underground rock formation known as the Marcellus Shale.

For this reason, New York residents have lost out on an energy production boom that would have enabled the state to produce more than enough natural gas to cover its own heating, electrical, and industrial needs.

In fact, New York has enough untapped resources to become an exporter of natural gas to other states.

More: https://climatechangedispatch.com/new-york-sits-natural-gas-gold-mine-refuse-to-tap/

[Smokin Joe]

Why bother? Between NYC and Albany there's enough hot air to heat the Northeast.

It just sucks for the people who own mineral rights to the land beneath them and who could have had decent paying jobs as well...and all the spinoff economic benefits that can come with a boom.

[Absalom]

Let the Pa frackers drill under the NYS border.

[Smokin Joe]

Let the Pa frackers drill under the NYS border.

NOT allowed. There are strict constraints and hardlines with setbacks to any lease expressly for the purpose of preventing producing oil or gas from under adjacent leases. Surveys taken by MWD are a legal document and part of the well records. Altering or falsifying them would be tantamount to perjury, and data are transmitted in real time to the operator, and must be made available to the governing entity.

[Absalom]

NOT allowed. There are strict constraints and hardlines with setbacks to any lease expressly for the purpose of preventing producing oil or gas from under adjacent leases. Surveys taken by MWD are a legal document and part of the well records. Altering or falsifying them would be tantamount to perjury, and data are transmitted in real time to the operator, and must be made available to the governing entity.

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Fair enough and thanks.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

I like this twist.

Why give money to a state that chooses to deny it's own citizens income to benefit the state?

If a state wishes its sovereignty to decide it's own future, then why does it need funds from other states?

[Smokin Joe]

I like this twist.

Why give money to a state that chooses to deny it's own citizens income to benefit the state?

If a state wishes its sovereignty to decide it's own future, then why does it need funds from other states?

Right. Stupid should hurt. Elect stupid, and you voted for it.