Cuomo's fracking ban has some New York towns contemplating secession

 See my rant about the purveyors of eco-hysteria at the end of article...


Environmentalists praised New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo last December when he moved to settle the longstanding debate over hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in his state and issued an all-out ban on the controversial gas-extraction method.

In New York’s Southern Tier, however, the ban was seen not as a cause for celebration but rather as the final straw, dashing hopes that the rural region's resource-rich land might be the golden ticket to a revitalized economy. As a result, a number of towns in this long-struggling rural region are contemplating whether they should make a break for it.

According to WBNG in Binghampton, 15 towns are interested in seceding to neighboring Pennsylvania. An organization called the Upstate New York Towns Association is looking into whether secession is even possible and, if so, whether it makes economic sense.

Fracking is legal in Pennsylvania, where thousands of wells are currently drilling into that state’s portion of the Marcellus Shale, the same gas-filled formation of sedimentary rock that sits below New York. For a region wrestling with steep state property taxes and dwindling industry, from manufacturing to farming, the fracking revenue their neighbors in Pennsylvania appear to be reaping is nothing short of enviable.

“Everybody over the border has new cars, new four-wheelers, new snowmobiles,” James Finch, a Republican supervisor for the small town of Conklin told Capital New York. “They have new roofs, new siding.”

Finch, clearly a vocal advocate for the secession movement, also spoke to WBNG, which first reported the unrest. Finch told the local news station that “the Southern Tier is desolate. We have no jobs and no income. The richest resource we have is in the ground.”

In lieu of fracking, Cuomo’s administration has pledged to invest $50 million in the Southern Tier, to fund things such as farming grants and a clean-energy plan in the region. Town leaders like Finch and others have dismissed the pledge as insufficient.

“They’re good ideas, but can they bring in the revenue? Can they bring in the jobs this area needs?” Carolyn Price, a Windsor town supervisor and secession supporter, said to Capital New York.

While Pennsylvania’s property taxes are also seen as part of the appeal for business owners, some proprietors are concerned about whether their existing enterprises would survive the secession. For a liquor store owner like Conklin’s Francis Larkin, the fact that Pennsylvania’s government has full control over all alcohol sales within the state is something to think about.

“From my standpoint, owning a liquor store, if we were part of Pennsylvania, it would be hard,” Larkin told WBNG.

This is hardly the first time parts of New York have threatened to secede, but no movement has been successful since the creation of Vermont during the Revolutionary War. That doesn’t seem to discourage this new wave of secessionists. One state senator has already mailed out a survey to gauge his constituents’ interest in seceding, and the Upstate New York Towns Association promises to keep the local media abreast of its findings as it weighs the pros and cons of leaving old New York.

The Southern Tier couldn’t simply run away, of course. The rest of the state’s lawmakers would have to agree to let those cities go, and even then, who knows if Pennsylvania would want to acquire them? To those desperate for a change, however, it might seem worth the long shot.

http://news.yahoo.com/cuomo-s-fracking-ban-has-some-new-york-towns-contemplating-secession-231435036.html


   Just another in a long line of problems created by the gaia worshippers  disuised as "environmentalists".
  These people have infiltrated every level of government and hold positions of power is every government agency-the freakin Pentagon is concerned about the "environmental consequences"of lead bullets?! Give me a flippin break-these people are certifiably insane.
 We have the Gaia worshiping purveyors of eco-hysteria  brainwashing people with their propaganda about the "hidden dangers of fracking"and false claims of our drinking water wells and underground aquifers being "poisoned" by the "secret chemicals" the evil oil and gas drillers use during the drilling and fracking processes.
 Facts do not mater to these enviro-nazis,the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing are simply not contaminating our underground aquifers,never have,never will.
Nor are any of the "dangerous toxic chemicals" used in an amount that could cause harm to humans or animals. When 1 gallon of a "dangerous toxic" chemical is used in a blend of chemicals that adds up to several hundred gallons of chemicals,which is then mixed with upwards of a couple million gallons of water-the effect is about like pissing in an olympic size swimming pool-it ain't even detectable.
  Almost every one of the Gaia worshipers is a leftist tool,and believes that humans are the problem,and most of us need to be removed from the earth in order to save the planet.
That excludes themselves of course,even though they contribute as much,and often more to the "carbon footprint" of humans. They expect the rest of us to stop using all petroleum products,and bleat about how big oil and people driving SUV's is killing the planet-while using keyboards made from petroleum products,with their computers running on power generated by either evil coal burning power plants,or evil natural gas burning power plants.
They constantly claim that wind and solar power are what we all must rely on for our electricity needs,while birds are shredded by windmills,and China is turned into an industrial waste land from toxic by-products of solar panel manufacturing,battery manufacturing,and windmill manufacturing-but they're saving the planet...
  The Gaia worshipers claim that by taxing the rich,they will have the $$$ to pay for all of their silly "green energy" mandates,which raise the price of electricity on the rest of us-hurting both indiviual families and small businesses.
They believe that by raising the price of gasoline to $10.00 a gallon,we will be forced to use public transportation,which will consist of high speed rail lines that do not exist,but are being planned and sucking up a huge amount of taxpayer $$$. No one wants to ride trains everywhere they go-this ain't Europe,and this ain't a socialist country-yet-the Gaia worshipers are working on that as we speak though.
  The Gaia worshipers fully support the U.N.'s Agenda 21,and the idea of forcing us to live in the cities,in apartment buildings and homes built of "sustainable materials", eating locally grown food that's been organically grown,using sustainable agricultural practices. They expect everyone to walk or ride bicycles to work at their jobs on the rooftop farms that are somehow fit in around the windmills and solar panels,or at their jobs in the solar panel plant,or the windmill manufacturing plant. Of course no one will be able to eat meat-because raising animals for meat harms the Gaia,and no one can eat seafood,because the boat's engines pollute the air,and the nets might catch a dolphin,sea turtle,sturgeon,shark,or any other creature they deem an "endangered species",fish can not be raised using aquaculture because that adds pollution to the oceans,fish can't be raised in ponds,because digging the ponds harms the planet,and besides-eating fish isn't part of a vegan diet.

  These people want to control what you eat,where you live,what kind of light bulbs you can use,what kind of toilet you can have in your home,what kind of vehicle you drive,where you can go in that vehicle-wouldn't want to drive on a road that an endangered desert tortoise might cross,and of course there can be no bridges over rivers,that would interfere with fish being able to swim freely.
There will be no growing your own food for your own family-it will all have to be given to the food banks-where all food is distributed evenly amongst all people-even those who do no work.
There will be no more hunting deer or elk to fill your freezers with meat-meat isn't vegan.
No more catching your own fish-the fish feel pain from the hooks dontcha know.