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Fracking Debate Heats Up in New York

CNNMoney.com -- NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) --

Hundreds of people are expected to pack an upstate New York auditorium Monday as the federal government enters the fray over a controversial technique for natural gas production.

The hearing is the public comment portion of an ongoing Environmental Protection Agency investigation into whether or not hydraulic fracturing, a process that injects thousands of gallons of chemical-laced water and sand into natural gas wells, cracking the shale rock and allowing the gas to flow out, is safe.

Fracturing - or 'fracking' - has helped usher in one of the biggest energy booms in U.S. history. It's also generated fear over ground water contamination and other hazards . . .

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torn8owx Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:2,313 Points:577,515 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2010 7:35:31 AM Ignore torn8owx Report Abuse Several instances where? Gas from the formation or a shallower zone
BMW2014 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,794 Points:364,300 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2010 4:43:15 AM Ignore BMW2014 Report Abuse Debate before decide is a good decision.
NekoSJG Champion Author San Jose Posts:3,230 Points:570,055 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 10:59:57 PM Ignore NekoSJG Report Abuse Fear is a powerful agent of change.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:7,205 Points:1,170,885 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 9:58:24 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse It's not worth the risk to all our water supplies! It's much worse than that granitestater. The gas drillers are forcing benzene and many other toxic chemicals, that they refuse to name, into our aquifers. They have no ethics or morality!
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,900 Points:1,091,400 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 9:48:02 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse How much risk is all our energy sourses worth?
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:6,309 Points:1,017,395 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 9:35:51 PM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse It's not safe. They're mixing oil or gas with water.
northeast2 Champion Author New York Posts:2,666 Points:751,055 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 7:40:27 PM Ignore northeast2 Report Abuse It's a waste of water - the water is not treatable, like sewage - it's chemical laden.
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:11,145 Points:1,653,000 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 4:51:37 PM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse it's not safe and all the contaminated water shows that. bring in some water from one of the areas and see the gas company ceo's are willing to drink it.
Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,576 Points:722,260 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 4:17:25 PM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse Another way to kill the environment.