tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993321373300794743.post4589432575980981853..comments2023-10-04T09:04:40.798-04:00Comments on The Marcellus Effect: An Economic PerspectiveSue Heavenrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00550259613381458435noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993321373300794743.post-16219323452074242242011-04-27T10:46:46.079-04:002011-04-27T10:46:46.079-04:00The steps to be taken to "slow development&qu...The steps to be taken to "slow development" are i and of themselves difficult and time-consuing. I have learned that as a volunteer member of several of Tompkins County's Natural Gas work groups. Barriers include the number of municipalities, the differing levels of awareness among elected officials and residents, and the varying philosphies among the elected officials re. what local governments can and should do. As a consequence, I have concluded that the first and best approach is to use local zoning law to ban hydro-fracking and, then, as a backup do the work of "slowing development" through a combination of local laws that address specific problems industrialized fracking cause.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498916054105846331noreply@blogger.com