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NYT: Cuomo To Lift New York Fracking Ban

A big deal for our neighbors to the north, via the New York Times:

The Cuomo administration is expected to lift what has been, in effect, a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, a controversial technology used to extract natural gas from shale, people briefed on the administration’s discussions said.
Administration officials are discussing maintaining a ban on the process inside New York City’s sprawling upstate watershed, as well as a watershed used by the city of Syracuse, according to people briefed on the plan. But by allowing the process in other parts of the state, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo would open up New York to one of the fastest-growing — critics would say reckless — areas of the energy industry.

Governor David Paterson vetoed legislation creating a moratorium last year, and signed an executive order calling for further study of fracking’s safety. That report is due tomorrow.

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