 AP Photo The issue of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas has become a major dilemma for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he tries to decide if the state should lift the ban on fracking first put into place by Governor David Patterson. The issue has resulted in protests, lobbying and a divided public. . . TAGGED: New York, Politics, environmental impact, Fracking, shale oil, shale gas, Huffington PostRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| Guess who’s green in the Emerald Isle? Northern Ireland has just discovered that it’s sitting on shale gas reserves estimated to be the equivalent of about 1.5 billion barrels of oil worth £80 billion. But Phil Flanagan, the... more ›› |
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