Buffalo City Council Votes to Ban Gas Drilling and Fracking | AlterNet

Posted on February 15, 2011 by iwilder

Pittsburgh made headlines not too long ago by approving a measure to ban corporate personhood and the controversial natural gas drilling practice of “fracking” which can contaminate water sources. And now, Buffalo is rocking the boat too.

Buffalo News reports:

The Common Council has voted to ban any form of natural gas extraction in Buffalo, including a controversial mining technique known as hydrofracking.

via Buffalo City Council Votes to Ban Gas Drilling and Fracking | AlterNet.

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