Pennsylvania drilling may draw gas from NY

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on June 12, 2012 at 3:00 AM

To the Editor:

I read your May 21 article ''For NY farmers, fracking means salvation - or ruin'' and one thing seems apparent: Fracking has helped farmers in Pennsylvania at New York farmers' expense.

Why do I say that? The Marcellus shale formation covers numerous states in the Eastern United States. Pennsylvania fracking is pulling gas from rock not only in Pennsylvania, but gas that is in New York near the border. Gas pockets created millions of years ago do not know state lines. The fracking happening over the border in Pennsylvania is undoubtedly pulling gas from the New York side. The longer our state leaders wait on a solution, the richer the Pennsylvania farmers become and New York state farmers will lose money from right under their feet.

Michael Boyle