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New York's Wakeup Call on Natural Gas Infrastructure

natural gas  consumers  new york moratorium  infrastructure  pipelines 

Mark Green
Posted January 23, 2019

Con Edison’s moratorium on new natural gas service to homes and businesses in the southern part of affluent Westchester County, just north of New York City, is a wakeup call to the entire state on the folly of stalling or blocking needed pipeline infrastructure.

POLITICO has the story. Basically, the natural gas utility says there’s insufficient pipeline capacity to meet the area’s growing need for natural gas, which is underscored during peak heating periods. You know, like right now.

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New York is Losing Out on the Energy Revolution

fracking  Economy  jobs  Environment  new york  new york moratorium 

Mary Schaper
Posted December 18, 2014

Yesterday, New York Gov. Cuomo’s administration issued a statewide ban on fracking, a move that denies New Yorkers – especially landowners in the Southern Tier –benefits associated with the drilling method that’s driving America’s energy revolution.

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Study: Fracking Ban a 'Needless Burden' on N.Y. Economy

access  domestic energy  drilling  energy policy  fracking  horizontal drilling  hydraulic fracturing  hydrofracking  moratorium  new york  extraction  new york moratorium  vertical drilling 

Mark Green
Posted June 8, 2011

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