by MAYSOON KHAN | Associated PressJoan and Harold Koster pose for a photo in front of a historic barn on their property, known as Itaska Valley Farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to.
Opponents say the company is simply trying to use a different mix of chemicals to circumvent New York’s ban on hydraulic fracturing, and they claim that using captured carbon instead of water involves many of the same environmental risks. Company officials and its president, Bryce P. Phillips, didn’t return phone and email messages from The Associated Press. But in past interviews, Phillips has said using carbon dioxide rather than water for fracking could have environmental benefits.
New Yorkers began calling their state representatives last fall after thousands of residents in Broome, Chemung and Tioga counties got letters from Southern Tier Solutions, offering to lease their land for drilling. John Nicolich, whose land is in Windsor, along the Pennsylvania state line, also received an offer, which he says he won’t sign until more is known about the risks and benefits of CO2 injection. Still, he thinks banning the technology isn’t fair.Phillips described his plans in an interview in December on the WCNY-TV radio show Capitol Pressroom.
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