Comments on: Natural Gas Fracking: Ruining Your Lunch

By: Ulla

Ulla — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:45:45 +0000

That girl in the city,
Thank you for your thoughtful response. I tried to allude to the fact that is is very popular upstate. I think that landowners and citizens do not realize that the drilling except form even the most basic of pollution laws. Hopefully we can help everyone see a connection between the threat this poses and our water and food.
Alarmingly, this article just came out: http://www.propublica.org/article/a-fracking-first-in-pennsylvania-cattle-quarantine

By: Ulla

Ulla — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:41:30 +0000

Cindy: Thank you!

By: Ulla

Ulla — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:41:14 +0000

Ted:THank you for the comment. I agree this issue is extremely alarming. Hopefully we can make the connection between water and land and the food we grow.

By: thatgirlinnewyork

thatgirlinnewyork — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:42:07 +0000

in spite of your cautionary writing, the natural gas industry has yet to “steer clear” of the NYC watershed, or surrounding land. there are no provisions on the federal or state level that would prevent them from doing so, either–nor as industry signed any oath saying they’ll leave these areas untouched.

i recommend you read the nyc dept. of water’s study on the long-term, catastrophic effects hydrofracturing would have on NYS industries, including agriculture. they are the only large governmental body to do that comprehensive a study. find highlights of it here:

http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2256

for those of us who have tried to engage both consumers and farmers at the nyc greenmarkets, you might be surprised to know that many of the farmers there are contracted to drill. consumers would like to applaud and support those farmers who are against the practice, but they’re not easily identified, as they often represent the minority of their communities (including the farming community at large). it would be impressive if those against would band together and come out against hydrofracturing in NYS publicly.

otherwise, thank you for writing about the issue.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:43:53 +0000

Excellent article.Thanks for the info

By: Ted Jones

Ted Jones — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:09:36 +0000

This article describes the most important issue facing the North East and America overall. Gasland is an accurate movie and the dangers of natural gas drilling are real. The toxin levels in the drinking water and watersheds are very high. The drilling is going on now in PA. It must be stopped. This issue, if not stopped, will end life in America as we know it. Please pay attention to this, become active, and stop it. If not, we all go away slowly and painfully. Our children will suffer beyond anything that happened in WWII. Act now !