"Frack Times" Fracking Testimony of Health Commissioner Shah to NYS Assembly Jan 30th 2013
Channel: Leland T Snyder
Date: 2013-02-02

After listening to the testimony it becomes clear, he was given very specific instruction, and those are to only address mitigation and surveillance.  The DEC did not trust the head of the department of health to decide if fracking is safe for New York, the DEC already decided that with secret data from a secret study.  More importantly, the moratorium is not tied to this "review".  So when the drek hits the fan about what the study has not included, yet the sGEIS is "announced" done by the DEC.  It will be too late, the trucks can roll across the boarder immediately, and any town with out a pre-existing moratorium in place will be sued beyond their ability to compensate, so it will be a done deal for them.

In other words, the DEC told him he is not allowed to judge the safety of the industry, the DEC has already decided that and the DOH and outside Scientist shall have no input, and there will be no peer review, it has already been decided.  

A secret study, with secret data, with a secret charter on allowed results.
Outside experts were paid for 24 hours of contract time each to review 1000 of pages of documents.  He can write rules to regulate an industry he concedes he is not totally familiar with.   He will have monitoring in place to study the cancer and health issues that will result.

Saunter's house is now empty but owned by a proxy of Cabot Oil & Gas, and (from what I have heard, after the recent fracking in the area, now more are being bought out).

But what counts is, do you feel safe?  What's your opinion?