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In reply to the discussion: 2nd New York state judge upholds fracking ban in towns [View all]blue neen
(12,319 posts)4. IMHO, the "how" does not include the "where."
Those are two completely different issues when it comes to fracking.
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The "how" nowadays includes much of the 'where', a point the judge ignored or missed.
Fortran
Feb 2012
#3
Subsurface formations are fractured far from a point directly underneath the hole where it starts.
Fortran
Feb 2012
#15
That's correct. The toxic fracking chemicals are put through laterals up to 1 1/2 miles away.
blue neen
Feb 2012
#18
Spare me your insults. A contingency fee means that the plaintiff's attorney bears all the costs
PA Democrat
Feb 2012
#33
IOW "Home Rule" rules and communities get to determine their own destiny. from the court ruling
Agony
Feb 2012
#9
State Pre-emption Pesticide Laws are being battled out across the country, links here:
proverbialwisdom
Feb 2012
#13
Of course Frack wells can be drilled over a mile and a half horizontally from the well head.
mackdaddy
Feb 2012
#14
A ban on gas drilling has nothing to do with fracking which is a completely separate activity
Fortran
Feb 2012
#16
What does "cheap auto gas" have to do with the natural gas derived from fracking?
blue neen
Feb 2012
#17
Halliburton did not invent it, they got some of the earlier patents. I worked in Okla and Illinois
Fortran
Feb 2012
#19
The truck isn't actually mine, it belongs to the city. It is a 2010 Chevy part of a fleet they had
Fortran
Feb 2012
#21
Oh, by the way, not to defend Halliburton, but 50 years ago they were just another company
Fortran
Feb 2012
#22
Yes, human will use resources to keep from freezing, but why does it have to be fossil fuels?
blue neen
Feb 2012
#25
You're absolutely right, there is current technology that can fill in that gap, it is nuclear.
Fortran
Feb 2012
#27
Let's see. There are between 21 and 50 CNG filling stations in the entire state of Texas.
blue neen
Feb 2012
#30
Pointing out the fallacy of your argument does not equal "defending gasoline."
PA Democrat
Feb 2012
#32
Good to hear that NY has not sold out to the natural gas industry like my state has.
PA Democrat
Feb 2012
#24