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Another Court Upholds Fracking Ban

cornellsun.com -- A New York State Supreme Court upheld the Town of Middlefield’s ban on hydraulic fracturing and gas drilling on Friday, mirroring a decision made Tuesday on Dryden’s hydraulic fracturing ban.

The decisions are widely expected to set a precent for cities and towns across the state that have banned fracking.

Donald Cerio, Jr., Otsego County Acting Supreme Court Justice, ruled that the Town of Middlefield was in compliance with State law when it passed a ban on oil and gas drilling in June, according to court documents.

"Local municipalities are permitted to permit or prohibit oil, gas and solution mining or drilling " Cerio wrote in his decision.

More than 50 New York communities have banned gas drilling, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Submitted Feb 28, 2012 By: teafortwo

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,580 Points:1,605,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 5:01:03 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse NHL: I'm with you. I prefer clean drinking water over short term cheaper fuel.
KAR120CSII Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,157 Points:616,720 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 29, 2012 10:36:47 PM Ignore KAR120CSII Report Abuse I think Keystone thinks this oil is needed to sell overseas.
pse91 All-Star Author Calgary Posts:640 Points:556,025 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 29, 2012 1:11:29 PM Ignore pse91 Report Abuse Their gas should go up to 5.00 gallon till they realize this oil is needed to move forward.
numbers Champion Author North Dakota Posts:2,801 Points:850,040 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Feb 29, 2012 6:18:35 AM Ignore numbers Report Abuse Wow
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,066 Points:1,618,325 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 11:41:51 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse A wise ruling to allow localities to make an important decision on their quality of life. I too prefer safe and clean drinking water.
Wierbe Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:3,732 Points:1,115,115 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 9:35:27 PM Ignore Wierbe Report Abuse All things considered, I would rather pay higher gas prices than to to have to drink polluted water due to fracking chemicals.
us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:5,976 Points:1,108,585 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 9:09:08 PM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse Lawyers making more money and everyone else paying higher fuel prices...
DCbeachbum Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,637 Points:901,265 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:58:43 PM Ignore DCbeachbum Report Abuse Although I may not agree on the decision that was made. I believe that states and local governments should churn out these issues. The local people have skin in the game and should be able to decide what they want.
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:7,902 Points:1,570,980 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:55:53 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse another interesting fracking input
camel1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:8,250 Points:2,262,615 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:46:31 PM Ignore camel1 Report Abuse Good for the courts to uphold local laws.
cimilluca1 Sophomore Author New York Posts:193 Points:234,425 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:38:50 PM Ignore cimilluca1 Report Abuse Amazing....another Liberal town who will cry all the way to the bank when all the fracking money starts to flood there city.
knot2swift Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,372 Points:695,085 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:38:50 PM Ignore knot2swift Report Abuse They will simply be charged more to have gas piped in or face paying the dreaded cost of heating oil.
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nightworker998 Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,792 Points:663,590 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:29:20 PM Ignore nightworker998 Report Abuse Fracking is safe when done properly and with constant supervision otherwise it is dangerous to lethal to the surrounding population wether human or wildlife!
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duffee01 All-Star Author Mississippi Posts:776 Points:425,765 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:23:03 PM Ignore duffee01 Report Abuse Sooner or later we will find out if fracking is harmful or not. It just kind of makes sense that if you put something in the ground that is not good for you then you shouldn't do it.
boborobot All-Star Author Michigan Posts:501 Points:413,075 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:22:27 PM Ignore boborobot Report Abuse Enough talk more action.
goodbuy Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,643 Points:1,418,205 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:21:37 PM Ignore goodbuy Report Abuse A prospect of things to come.
Road-Runner Champion Author Denver Posts:7,041 Points:1,904,090 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:18:45 PM Ignore Road-Runner Report Abuse Good. People - in towns at least - should have the right to not have oil wells sitting right on their door steps - especially if they don't own their own mineral rights.
walkingtall Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,974 Points:1,116,705 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:18:19 PM Ignore walkingtall Report Abuse Another court upholds fracking ban.Sometimes you have to stop big oil companies on there tracks.
warlord1 Champion Author Georgia Posts:5,225 Points:1,030,750 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:18:05 PM Ignore warlord1 Report Abuse ok
dad2two Champion Author Dallas Posts:3,525 Points:745,870 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:14:47 PM Ignore dad2two Report Abuse Bans are generally permanant. they should try a moratorium until the effects are understood a little more.
darkknight1 Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:4,315 Points:891,835 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:13:11 PM Ignore darkknight1 Report Abuse More fuel for the debate
pnivens Veteran Author Georgia Posts:426 Points:434,265 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:10:25 PM Ignore pnivens Report Abuse Let's see how they feel when their home heating costs triple.
SUSANCK Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,627 Points:705,530 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:07:41 PM Ignore SUSANCK Report Abuse I'm against Frackin too-I don't want to pollute my children's drinking water.
MG_Sputnik Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:7,285 Points:1,956,405 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:07:35 PM Ignore MG_Sputnik Report Abuse Ban Roll-on!
BrucePen Champion Author Ontario Posts:6,586 Points:1,358,815 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:05:04 PM Ignore BrucePen Report Abuse Not in my back yard- the call of the green mafia. Ban everything, live in your parents basement for the rest of your life.
jason98122 Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,050 Points:1,248,945 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:02:39 PM Ignore jason98122 Report Abuse ban everything now!
swrestler Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,115 Points:1,567,175 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 8:01:39 PM Ignore swrestler Report Abuse Ban All Fracking....
JENNYHK Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,621 Points:709,545 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 7:58:41 PM Ignore JENNYHK Report Abuse ya! Down with the Frackin!
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frugalking Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,067 Points:218,445 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 7:41:14 PM Ignore frugalking Report Abuse Okay.
mikaye Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,809 Points:860,435 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 7:41:10 PM Ignore mikaye Report Abuse why shouldn't they be allowed to ban something
heysailor Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:9,567 Points:2,329,645 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 7:39:57 PM Ignore heysailor Report Abuse Fracking's ruining PA but there's a lot of campaign contributions at stake so the drilling continues.
mrbee Champion Author Little Rock Posts:3,734 Points:2,461,830 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 7:38:37 PM Ignore mrbee Report Abuse Fine. Drill other places and let them walk.
dylan126 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:4,410 Points:591,120 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 7:36:20 PM Ignore dylan126 Report Abuse Good, it's bad.
luwachris Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,082 Points:224,370 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 7:32:54 PM Ignore luwachris Report Abuse What will they do now?
JimL1 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:8,201 Points:1,238,645 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 7:29:17 PM Ignore JimL1 Report Abuse Great! When the oil drillers and big oil; stop acting like the tobacco companies did, and clean up their act, then they will be able to drill and maybe even if they start using better and safer methods be able to use some kind of fracking.
alex395 Champion Author Louisville Posts:2,039 Points:275,865 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 7:27:22 PM Ignore alex395 Report Abuse Ban what you want Middlefield. See where you wind up in the fuel que. Instead of drill baby drill maybe you should hear walk baby walk.
esorsd Champion Author St. Louis Posts:5,718 Points:1,634,740 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 7:23:48 PM Ignore esorsd Report Abuse Good........
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Akcamper Veteran Author Tucson Posts:274 Points:30,555 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2012 7:22:12 PM Ignore Akcamper Report Abuse SCREWED AGAIN!