The Empire State’s Divide

The clash between rural New York state mineral rights owners and opponents of natural gas development comes through in a new short film, “The Empire State Divided,” by the Foundation for Land and Liberty. The 22-minute film is divided into three parts. Check out part 1 below and see all three here.

The film was produced by Karen Moreau, the foundation’s former president who earlier this month was named executive director of the New York State Petroleum Council, a division of API. The film depicts economic and political conditions in the state’s southern tier, where struggling farmers and job-starved communities see the potential benefits of natural gas production being kept out of reach by the state’s moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, which is strongly backed by natural gas oppone... more »

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