After scouring the internet for more information on the potential drilling for oil in upstate New York, I have discovered that the word "potential" needs to be replaced with "inevitable." This drilling is a sure thing. Landowners are leasing their land out for huge sums of money. The issue here is not the drilling itself -- oil revenue will bring wealth in a time of need. The issue is what unforeseen consequences may occur down the road. There is always the possibility of pollution, contamination, destruction, catastrophe... All the best planning cannot account for all possible outcomes.
"It’s a development born of new technology, rising energy prices and insatiable demand that is turning the Marcellus Shale formation, which reaches from Ohio to Virginia to New York, into a potential trillion-dollar resource in the gut of the nation’s most populous and energy-hungry region." - New York Times
Drilling -- are you for it or against it?
Here is a great video about fracking:
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I thought you would like it! I was unfamiliar with fracking, until a few months ago, when I saw it on the news, and I didn't know what it meant.
Thank you for the link! I actually linked to this same video in another post. I haven't seen the movie, but local movie theaters around my hometown actually played this film over the summer (I just wasn't paying any attention at that time...). I would like to watch the film in its entirety sometime.
ReplyDeleteActually it was in this same post. Oh, man...
ReplyDeleteI'm slowly realizing that I need to clarify what my hyperlinks are actually linking to.
just found this article. if you're interested!
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Thanks Courtney!
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