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In Upstate NY, Gas Drilling Debate Gets Local

Follow LJF97 on Twitter Tweet Maria Scarvalone’s  coverage illustrates how rapidly and intensely opposition to “fracking” has spread in communities in Upstate New York. Her coverage suggest that the fracking question

“It’s like playing Russian roulette with your water supply.”

has energized voters – against the “fracking” scheme. Scarvalone’s piece makes the probability of “fracking” coming to pass seem unlikely. Add to that other constituencies who are likely to oppose fracking:  banks, property owners, title insurance companies, attorneys and  real estate professionals will influence the ongoing debate over “Fracking.” Continue reading

Radio

As public radio goes through its intermittent hat-in-hand cycle, we thought it worth remembering that in some places possession of a radio device – even just a receiver – is criminal.

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