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Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale Deposit-Economic Boom or Ecological Nightmare?
     I must confess that I attended the "Gas Symposium" hosted by the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce with a fairly closed mind. After all, isn't the integrity of our water supply more important than all those dollar signs that everyone is so excited about?
     At least, that was what I was thinking. I can't say that I am 100% convinced because the danger will always exist that an accident can happen. Private wells have already been contaminated in the highly-publicized event in Dimmock, Pennsylvania. My understanding is that Cabot Oil has not taken full responsibility for the damage done either. If you can't have water, clean water, your home is worthless.
    However, I learned a few new things at the symposium about the process itself, the economic impact and land reclamation that have allayed some of my earlier fears. A representative from Chesapeake Energy gave an in-depth presentation covering these aspects as well as some others:
Gas-drilling is not new to New York, in fact was begun back in the mid 1800's.     The Marcellus Shale deposit is possibly the largest deposit of natural gas in the world. After the oil fileds of Saudi Arabia, the Marcellus Shale deposit is the second largest ... more

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