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Pete Grannis, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, made a wise decision late last year when he extended the public comment period on proposed rules to govern hydraulic drilling to tap into New York's vast reserve of natural gas.  Now, Mr. Grannis should act similarly, and accept the federal Environmental Protection Agency's recommendation to further study the potential cumulative effects of hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale region, a vast formation that extends from New York -- where it includes the New York City water shed, in the Catskills, and the state's Southern Tier -- into five other states. That's a drilling technique using a high-pressure mix of water, sand and chemicals to fracture gas-bearing rocks deep underground and bring the gas to the surface...

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SULLIVAN COUNTY — December’s unveiling of a report on gas drilling by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) struck local advocates and officials differently....

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The state Department of Environmental Conservation has more work to do to address concerns about a controversial process for drilling for natural gas, U.S. Rep. Eric Massa said Tuesday....

Gas Drilling Debate: Gov. David Paterson must step up to protect environment

By The Post-Standard Editorial Board

January 06, 2010, 5:02AM

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AP A DRILLING RIG extracts gas on a Pennsylvania farm.

Hands Off the Watershed

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Published: January 1, 2010

Greene History Notes

When the icehouses reigned

By David Dorpfeld
Greene County Historian

From the middle of the 19th century into the early part of the 20th century, the shores of the Hudson River north of Poughkeepsie were dotted with huge wooden icehouses.....