Skaneateles (WSYR-TV) - Skaneateles welcomed a former executive from the oil industry Tuesday evening. James Northrup spoke out about how the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as hydrofracking is a threat to water supplies.
Northrup says that the technique is akin to exploding a bomb underneath the ground and is an all around bad idea. Based on that premise, Northrup has two possible reasons why regulators are considering allowing hydrofracking. "The optimistic explanation is they're just inept, the regulators. Maybe the less optimistic explanation would be that they're crooked. From my perspective, I would vote for both," said Northrup.
Northrup, who now lives in Cooperstown, says hydrofracking can work. The terrain in New York is very different than the terrain where this technology was developed, however, and that's what needs to be considered.
