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In a victory for opponents of the drilling process known as hydrofracking, a New York State judge ruled on Tuesday that the upstate town of Dryden in Tompkins County can ban natural gas drilling within its boundaries.
New York Judge Rules Town Can Ban Gas Hydrofracking
Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:30 PM EST
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Most excellent!! I live in Western New York state and will be attending a local town board meeting tomorrow night. The issue being debated is a local moratorium on franken-fracking. The town has been threatened with a lawsuit by a local gas driller, if it passes a ban or moratorium. Great to know we can successfully fight him!
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#4 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:46 PM ESTGood luck in your cause... I hope $$$$ does not over ride good intentions....
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The ruling is the first in New York to affirm local powers in the controversy over drilling in the Marcellus Shale, a gas deposit under a large area of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
mf - all we needed was a first - FANTASTIC! Good luck tomorrow night. Take notes.
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#5 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:45 PM EST"We're gonna take the gas from under your ass and there is nothing you can do about it"!!!
Really!!! How about a nice fat lawsuit!!!
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