More Than 4,000 NYers Sign Petition To Start Drilling In The Shale
Posted by CITIZEN POWER ALLIANCE at 10:26 AMProponents of natural gas exploration are petitioning Gov. David Paterson, lawmakers, and regulatory agencies to allow drilling to begin in the Marcellus Shale.
More than 4,300 people so far have signed an online petition. Petitioners say harvesting clean-burning natural gas in New York will heat homes, spur the economy, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and bring thousands of jobs to the state.
The petition is sponsored by the Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York."
On the flip side, a petition asking the Department of Environmental Conservation to withdraw its draft environmental impact statement on horizontal drilling has more than 9,000 signatures.
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