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Name: Erich Mueller on Dec 22, 2009Comments: As a resident of tompkins county, I am deeply concerned about the impact of drilling on my quality of life, and hope that a proper environmental impact review can be conducted.Flag
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Name: Lindy Smith on Dec 23, 2009Comments: Conduct a Comprehensive Impact Study to ensure that essential resources - water and air are maintained. Remember, the Clean Water Act was changed to exclude gas and oil companies from the regulatory requirements. I ask that we do this for the future generations. We need to find sustainable resources.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Dec 23, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Jessica Robertson on Dec 24, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Cynthia Kramer on Dec 24, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Ronnie Morgenstein on Dec 24, 2009Comments: given the disasterous effects in some Pa. communities a reasonable study period is required. If the NYC. D.E.P. thinks that safeguards are missing to assure the continued purity of the resevoirs than those same safe guards are probably inadequate to protect my well. thanksFlag
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Name: Megan on Dec 24, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Bernard Fitzpatrick on Dec 27, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Ruth Bradley on Dec 28, 2009Comments: What's the big hurry, when it will take centuries to heal the destruction that may arise from this drilling.Flag
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Name: David Chernoff on Dec 28, 2009Comments: I believe that permission to drill should not be granted unless the driller obtains adequate insurance to idemnify all parties whose water may be adversely effected by the drilling activities. The NY DEC should spell out the worst case scenario. and the state should require insurance adequate to cover that contingency. The cost of extending municipal water supplies to individuals that suffer as a result of chemical contamination, exhaustion of potable underground water reserves, etc. must all be anticipated. To avoid a situation where the drillers do not obtain the necessary insurance the state should require the drillers to post bonds before drilling. To avoid a situation where NY DEC underestimates the true costs of a worst case scenario, the state should promise to cover all costs in excess of the NY DEC worst case estimates.Flag
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Name: Hillary Boucher on Dec 29, 2009Comments: We need more time to make a good decision. Fracking is too potentially dangerous to our entire community on so many levels it should not be rushed. Please extend the deadline.Flag
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Name: Joel Brain on Dec 29, 2009Comments: We need time. Governor listen to the people. We are very clear about what we need as a community.Flag
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Name: Stephen Emlen on Dec 29, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Paul Cameron on Dec 29, 2009Comments: Dear Governor Patterson, I am a landowner in the town of Smyrna in Chenango County, where my mother's family have been dairy farmers for more than 100 years. The land is lovely and unspoiled, and the water is exceptionally pure – the best I have tasted, anywhere. But all that may be about to change. I am deeply concerned that the wave of gas drilling that has already begun will cause irreversible contamination to the water supply, which is used not only for drinking, but for livestock and irrigation. By injecting wells with dozens of toxic chemicals to break apart the shale formations, the gas companies are risking the permanent degradation of this irreplaceable water resource. In addition, the energy industry is planning to drill in the very areas where wild trout, bear, wild turkeys, and hundreds of other wildlife species exist. The draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement for gas drilling (SGEIS) does not adequately protect New York's water resources, or the fish and wildlife that depend on them, or comply with the necessary requirements for such documents as determined under the state's Environmental Quality Review Act. I strongly support setting aside the draft SGEIS for gas drilling in the Marcellus shale formation and continuing the current moratorium on gas drilling until a protective SGEIS is in place. Let's do this process right the first time, and not rush it. As you are aware, there are literally hundreds of documented cases of natural gas and oil drilling problems involving fires, explosions, polluted drinking water wells, home evacuations and massive drilling wastewater releases. That's why it is so important that the DEC not issue new gas drilling permits until those regulatory concerns have been fully resolved. That's why the Supplemental GEIS review must be restarted. The draft SGEIS totally fails to propose a safe method of managing natural gas drilling wastewater and hydrofracking fluid. It simply leaves that task to localities. Improper management of natural gas drilling wastewater has already caused massive toxic pollution impacts. The SGEIS must solve this disposal problem before new natural gas drilling permits are issued. Also, the DEC is woefully understaffed to cope with existing natural gas drilling problems. Only 17 staff are available to regulate nearly 7,000 existing natural gas wells. The SGEIS fails to address critical issues associated with strict clean up liability, natural gas spill reporting, private right of legal action, insurance coverage and unfunded local government mandates. All those concerns must be addressed prior to the issuance of new gas drilling permits.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Dec 30, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Steve Sierigk on Dec 30, 2009Comments: Clean air and water are our birthright! The potential impacts of hydrofracking technology with toxic chemicals are too alarming to rush into.Flag
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Name: Sarah Adams on Dec 30, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Linda G. Christensen on Dec 30, 2009Comments: This is especially important in rural counties, where education of the public is terribly inadequate and residents often do not have time, equipment and/or education to pursue thorough information about this issue. A statewide educational campaign via mail and in a pro/con format is essential. It would be a terrible crime to sacrifice not only the air, water, and agricultural soils of NY state but its core economies (e.g., tourism and agriculture). Note: in many of the shale layered areas of NY state, including my own region, our water supplies are entirely dependent upon seepage of water through slate layers, not upon aquifers. Even fracturing of water wells must be done carefully and with consideration of neighboring wells to prevent sulfur and gas infiltration of water supplies. Please extend the comment period and re-write the guidelines to include iron-clad environmental protections and enforcement (including the option of citizen monitoring).Flag
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Name: Meghan Reiff on Dec 30, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Lars Peterson on Dec 30, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Katherine Klein on Dec 31, 2009Comments: Time and caution will benefit everyone in this situation.Flag
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Name: Vanessa Wood on Dec 31, 2009Comments: I am concerned as a resident who enjoys the natural beauty, clean air, and many lovely creeks and waterfalls that are threatened with pollution with toxic chemicals. I am also concerned because I manage a program that provides fruits and vegetables to elementary school children, and we use the tap water (which is threatened by hydrofracking near our water sources) to clean the fruits and veggies. Also, farms in the area which both myself and my program enjoy need clean air and water to produce delicious healthy produce. This threat is not only driving fear and anger into the hearts of all who live in and love this magically beautiful area, but also does not make sense economically. In Pennsylvania, where the people were told it was safe, the drilling caused so much pollution in drinking water that people could not drink it anymore (some could light it on fire!). Energy companies are spending millions of dollars trying to exempt themselves from the Clean Water Act, among other things. It seems to most citizens that they do not want testing and regulation because they know what they are doing is toxic. When they are done ruining our land and the gas runs out, we will be left in a society still addicted to fossil fuels, with a land that we love changed forever. The ruined roads, polluted air, constant noise, toxic water, and scarred land would most likely lower property costs and quality of life, in addition to threatening local farms, wineries, etc. Also, it poses the threat of devastating our natural resources. Even if we were to prosper from the drilling (which we won't; huge powerful gas companies are poised for that) it would be a short sighted boost because ruining our resources will not help our economy in the long run - and that goes for resources everywhere. People in Ithaca have a special love of their homes and respect for the nature which blesses them with so much beauty and comfort. It angers many of us that we feel so powerless in the face of huge rich companies who want to exploit our resources and pollute our lives for their gain. It is sadly a familiar story and is not a fair fight.Flag
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Name: Peter King on Dec 31, 2009Comments: I don't want to sound gushy, but NYS has a long long history of environmental protection, despite failures like Love Canal and the DEC's recent failure in drilling regulation (see Toxicstargeting.org). Here is our and our leaders' option to follow the NYS Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse) injunction to act on behalf of the seventh generation to come. Why blow that great history now, on a potential fast scam, recycled by oil companies? Many NYS leaders and the EPA are already speaking up on this, including Mayors. DEC must consider 1: a) Local site impacts b) regional extended impacts 2: Local culture, economics and politics. 3: Energy characteristics. 4: National and International energy and climate = economic, and policy implications. On all the above counts, the industry's currently practiced hydraulic fracturing and the DEC's current draft SGEIS fails. Cancel the order, a different direction. Thanks, Peter King, SyracuseFlag
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Name: Evan Horne on Dec 31, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: John Sheehan on Dec 31, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Anne Sierigk on Dec 31, 2009Comments: All common sense points towards collecting more information and slowing down and researching this issue more fully. Only those who will benefit from the gas drilling are pushing this. Please protect all New Yorkers rights to have our water protected and the integrity of our natural environment.Flag
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Name: Phyllis Minich on Dec 31, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Kelly Knapp on Dec 31, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Dec 31, 2009Comments: The public comment period must be extended as the concerns New Yorkers have regarding the long term consequences of hydrofracking have not been addressed. This is far to important to rush in; we must have adequate protections in place.Flag
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Name: Varya Siegel on Dec 31, 2009Comments: There are not enough appropriate safety regulations in place to go through with drilling at this time.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Dec 31, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Shannon Lower on Dec 31, 2009Comments:Flag
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Name: Linda Mahony on Dec 31, 2009Comments: This is the least that can be done.Flag
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Name: Sara Carpenter on Jan 1, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Mary Hausauer on Jan 1, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Laura E. Jones on Jan 1, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Andrew Rizos on Jan 1, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Jennifer Rizos on Jan 1, 2010Comments: don't ruin our water and land just for money.Flag
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Name: Pat Halpen on Jan 1, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Gwen Miller on Jan 7, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Roxanne Kratt on Jan 10, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Sbojpoptom on Mar 16, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Sjfcjrr on Mar 16, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Gwoggtdkmt on Mar 16, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Pcityhcdxl on Mar 16, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Eefwcgu on Mar 16, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Uckgrcduiea on Mar 22, 2010Comments:Flag