You Remember Marcellus, Don't You?

Drilling the Marcellus Shale, which may contain the largest supply of natural gas in North America, was the topic of a meeting last night in Corning. Eric Massa's "strongly worded letter" was part of the meeting. The concern is that extracting gas from Marcellus requires huge amounts of water and toxic chemicals.

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For anyone who would like more information on the issues involved with drilling in the Marcellus Shale area and hydraulic fracturing in particular, here are two great websites:

www.preservethefingerlakes.com
www.shaleshock.org

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