The money will remain in the USA placing People in america to work and enhancing our economic climate. Everything is based on provide and need. Why do you think natural gas is so inexpensive right now?

Why do you think the money will stay in the USA? Where is Romney keeping his money? Oversea accounts so he doesn't have to pay taxes. Where does the CEO's of gas companies keep their billions and bonuses? I betcha it is not in the USA.

Why do you think the money will stay in the USA? Where is Romney keeping his money? Oversea accounts so he doesn't have to pay taxes. Where does the CEO's of gas companies keep their billions and bonuses? I betcha it is not in the USA.

Putting thousands of people back to work and getting our economy moving is what I care about. I could care less what Romney does with his money.

I got my NYSEG bill the other day and included in it was a breakdown of the fuel sources used for generating electricity. I was surprised that the number 1 source was Natural Gas. The breakdown they provided was

Natural Gas - 44%
Nuclear - 25%
Hydroelectric 16%
Coal 11%
Oil 2%
Wind 1%
Biomass, solar and solid waste combined accounted under 2%

This may not be a nationwide average but it opened my eyes to how much natural gas plays into electricity, not just home heating.

Very good question PYEMT. So all of the anti drillers out there, McLovin, Ayuveda, etc. Have you enrolled in the alternative energy programs?

http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/17/news/economy/natural-gas-export/index.htm?iid=HP_Highlight

Here's where the natural gas is planned to go. (Export) NOT to benefit us and "lower the price." It is created and supported by big oil companies to sell to other countries to make MORE MONEY than the billions they already make every year on gasoline. As I said two years ago. Hydrofracking is a means of extracting the gas that is too risky. It won't provide anything but a risk, an eyesore an expense to the townships and Yates County. Jerusalem has it right.

I see that the Town of Albany (which includes the City of Albany) has passed a BAN on hydrofracking. It is comforting to know that our State Government, including our Governor, is protected.

That's just crazy talk Samuel. Why do you think the price of NG gas is low now? It based on supply. The supply is high because of all the drilling. To say it won't help our economy is foolish at best. It will put thousands of people to work and give our economy a much needed boost. If people switched their vehicles to NG it would cut down greatly on our need for foreign oil until fuels cells are perfected.

Don't think so RJ. We have enough supply without the major oil companies going all out to drill where ever they want, which would have been with absolutely no restrictions without the arguments and questions of the public. Nothing wrong with making sure they do it right AND townships have the right to say no. It WILL NOT put thousands of Yates County people to work. It would put maybe 100 if that. Natural gas vehicles are a waste of the expense of trying to retrofit them. Ask the several school districts who have tried. We don't need foreign oil we need our own, and we have it. The cost of gas is too high because it is nearly 40% tax. Whatever the case if the Big Oil hydrofracking companies want to come in here and drill wells they can do it the old way without the sludge chemical water and the need to get rid of the crap. No one has had a problem with that.

How is shipping all that natural gas through the pipeline to the south, then overseas going to help out any Yates County resident?