In what I’m fairly sure is little more than an act designed specifically to increase his appeal among the radical-leftwing- environmentalist-wacko-fringe crowd of his party as he prepares for 2016, New York’s Andy Cuomo said on Wednesday that he will ban hydraulic fracturing in his state after a long-awaited report concluded that the gas-drilling method poses some supposed health risks. Health risks that, I can only assume, must be unique to the Empire State.
Apparently it’s some leftist boob by the name of Joseph Martens, whose position is Andy’s Environmental Commissioner, said at a cabinet meeting that he will issue an order sometime early next year banning fracking, which has been under a moratorium there in there New York state since 2008. Once that happens, New York will join that other bastion of leftwing loonyism, Vermont, as being the only two states to completely prohibit fracking.
Martens made the comments after the state's Health Commissioner, Howard Zucker, said there is not enough scientific information to conclude that fracking, which involves pumping water, sand and chemicals into a well to extract oil or gas, is safe. It was Zucker who said, "The potential risks are too great, in fact not even fully known, and relying on the limited data presently available would be negligent on my part." It would seem that any excuse will do.
The oil and gas industry immediately slammed Andy for what was so obviously nothing more than a purely political decision. Karen Moreau, the executive director of the New York State Petroleum Council, called it a reckless move that would deprive the state of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Obviously the governor views such things as jobs and increased revenue, except from higher taxes, of course, as being detrimental to his state.
And I’m sure it goes without saying that environmentalist wacko groups were quick to hail Andy as being a national leader on the issue. One such environmental cheerleader of Andy’s, and someone who appears very eager to declare Andy as being some sort of hero is an attorney for a group that calls itself Earthjustice. Deborah Goldberg, said, "We hope that this determined leadership Governor Cuomo has displayed will give courage to elected leaders throughout the country and world."
Andy, answering questions from journalists, said the decision on whether to allow this kind of drilling in New York was ultimately up to Martens. The ruling ends what has been a heated debate in New York over the benefits and pitfalls of fracking. Many in the state saw gas drilling as a key economic resource while others argued it was too dangerous. New York sits atop a part of the Marcellus shale, one of the largest gas deposits in the United States.
And yet Andy refuses to take full advantage of such a gift provided to his state by Mother Nature. A gift that could provide jobs to many of those without one, as well as one that could provide much in the way of increased revenue to his state. Instead, acting in what has become typical fashion for liberal Democrats, he prefers to leave a valuable resource in the ground leaving it completely untapped. Don’t think for a minute that what’s motivating Andy is his deep concern for the health of New Yorkers.
Because what we have here in Andy Cuomo, is yet another leftwing Democrat who seems to be far more interested in advancing the leftwing agenda than doing anything that he can to create more jobs and to bring in more revenue that might even allow him to lower taxes. But sadly such things just are simply not in your typical Democrat’s DNA. Democrats ‘need’ people unemployed making them more susceptible for becoming dependent on government.
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