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On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Gay Nicholson <[email protected]>wrote: > Please check out this astonishingly biased "survey" put out by Assemblyman > Gary Finch (Cayuga, Cortland, Chenango, Tioga Counties). > > Email Gary Finch at *[email protected] <[email protected]>** * and let > him know how you would answer these questions. > > > Gay > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Lisa Wright <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 10:05 AM > Subject: [AlbanyGasBanRally] FINCH'S MARCELLUS GAS DRILLING SURVEY > To: [email protected], > brsc-gas-production-task-force-organize GAS < > [email protected]>, > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > > > > *To:* [email protected]; > brsc-gas-production-task-force-organize GAS < > [email protected]>; > [email protected] > *Sent:* Sun, November 22, 2009 9:04:57 AM > > ** > > *This survey received from Gary Finch's office. My answers in caps.* > > ___ > > Assemblyman Gary Finch's Marcellus Gas Drilling Survey > > Assemblyman Finch would like to know how you feel about the prospect of > drilling for natural gas in the 123rd Assembly district. Please answer the > following questions and return to Gary's office to ensure that he can best > represent you when it comes to drilling in our state. > > 1) Does your home or business use natural gas for heating, or any of its > many other uses? > YES, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OTHER OPTIONS FROM THE GRID BESIDES N-GAS. > WHY CAN'T THE SUSTAINABILITY EXPERTS, ENERGY AND AG EXPERTS FIND A WAY TO > GIVE THEM TO ME. I AM WILLING TO TAKE SOME HARDSHIPS AND CONSERVE EVEN MORE > AS WE PREPARE FOR A POST-FOSSIL FUEL ECONOMY. > > 2) It is estimated that drilling could create almost 50,000 jobs across the > Southern tier and could bring in over $2 billion in revenue as well as more > than $250 million in taxes to help close the budget deficit. Do you support > the expansion of local economies and job creation by the formation of > drilling sites? > I WANT TO SEE A LONG TERM ECONOMIC STUDY BY REAL ECONOMISTS AND NOT SHILLS > FOR INDUSTRY. BOOM AND BUST AREAS DEPENDENT ON FOSSIL FUEL ECONOMIES OVER > THE LONG TERM DO NOT DO AS WELL AS THEIR NON-EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY > COUNTERPARTS. > http://www.headwaterseconomics.org/energy/HeadwatersEconomics_EnergyFocusing.pdf > > 3) The DEC has released an impact statement regarding the effects of > drilling on our environment. as of yet, no documented instances of > groundwater contamination have been recorded in New York from similar > drilling practices, and regulations and oversight for this drilling are very > strict. Are you worried about possible negative effects on the environment? > MR FINCH WOULD DO WELL TO LOOK AT THE 270 CASES OF DRILLING ACCIDENTS > RELATED TO OIL AND GAS, AND WOULD DO WELL TO STOP ADVANCING THE BLATANT LIE > THAT WHAT IS NOT LOOKED FOR DOES NOT EXIST. YES I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE > ENVIRONMENT AND SO ARE MANY PROFESSIONALS IN GEOLOGY, HYDROLOGY AND PUBLIC > HEALTH. THE ONLY PEOPLE NOT WORRIED ARE FOOLS AND SHILLS. > > 4) The cost of delivering natural gas escalates as the distance increases. > Do you support providing cheaper natural gas for homes and businesses? THE > GAS COMPANIES WILL CHARGE WHAT THEY WANT. WE ARE NAIVE TO BELIEVE THEY WILL > GIVE "LOCAL" RECIPIENTS A BREAK. WHY SHOULD THEY? MANY ARE MULTI-NATIONAL > CORPORATIONS AND THEIR MAIN GOAL IS TO SATISFY THEIR STAKEHOLDERS. > > 5) Producing fuel in New York could help reduce our dependence on foreign > oil. Would you prefer local, American made fuel sources over foreign > sources? HOW EXACTLY WOULD THIS WORK IF WE DON'T ADDRESS THE SOURCE OF OUR > ADDICTION? WE HAVE CANADIAN AND NORWEGIAN COMPANIES RUNNING OFF WITH > AMERICAN N-GAS PROCEEDS AND SOMEHOW THAT'S OK? ALSO, WILL WE BE IMPORTING > FRESH WATER IN 50 YEARS OR PERHAPS BUYING IT BACK FROM COMPANIES THAT HAVE > SECURED OUR WATER RIGHTS/ > > 6) Natural gas has lower carbon emissions than coal and oil. With more > local natural gas, less usage of coal and oil will result in a direct > reduction of greenhouse gases. Are you in support of cleaner, more > sustainable fuel sources for our state? I AM IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINABLE FUEL > SOURCES. HOW EXACTLY IS WATER INTENSIVE AND INTRINSICALLY POLLUTING > UNCONVENTIONAL GAS DRILLING USING HIGH VOLUME HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND > HORIZONTAL DRILLING CONSIDERED TO BE SUSTAINABLE -- ESPECIALLY WHEN > PERFORMED IN A MAJOR WATER SHED AND FOODSHED? > > 7) Do you support drilling for natural gas in our district? > NO. TOO UNSAFE FOR REASONABLE AND PRUDENT PEOPLE. INDUSTRY LIES, CHEATS AND > STEALS. WE HAVE A WILD BULL RUNNING THROUGH OUR SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER > LAKES. > > Comments: > > ___________ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
