I thought NYC's water came from Canada. Terry
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Jed Rothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OrionWorks wrote: > >> A U.S. natural gas boom? Better believe it, and it'll begin in just a >> year. Look for rapid development of monumental-size natural gas >> deposits trapped in mile-deep shale formations that zigzag beneath >> N.Y., Pa., Ohio and W.Va. > > Extracting gas from these formations in NY and PA will be an environmental > nightmare. They have to use the water injection system -- hydraulic > fractioning -- which will destroy the water table and pollute the ground > water and land, destroy agriculture and natural flora, and pollute New York > City's drinking water. Several large landowners and towns in NY have decided > not to allow drilling. They are forgoing millions in present income in order > to keep from turning their land into a polluted wasteland. > > Natural gas extraction in Montana with these techniques has led to hideous > environmental destruction. > > - Jed > >
