Tag: Hydrofracking
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Anti-Fracking Rally Promotes Going Green in New Paltz
The amount of kilowatt hours used and carbon dioxide emitted in New Paltz is equivalent to nearly $6 million which fuels coal and gas companies, counteracting the “green” progress the state has made since banning hydrofracking at the end of 2014 — but New Paltz is not alone in this. There are still 37 states…
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Nearly 1-in-3 Voters: Cuomo ‘Dragging His Feet,’ on Fracking
March 25, 2013 A recent poll by Quinnipiac University shows 30 percent of New York voters say Gov. Andrew Cuomo is, “dragging his feet … to avoid making a decision,” on natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale. Only 21 percent of voters polled indicate they believe he is, “carefully evaluating the issue of hyrdrofracking,”…
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A Big Fracking Problem
A panel of experts from SUNY New Paltz presented various perspectives on the process of hydraulic fracturing, and why they think it is a significant issue locally, nationally and globally at SUNY New Paltz March 1. Hydraulic fracturing, or “hydrofracking,” is a process by which natural fractures in sedimentary rock are diffused using pressurized fluid…