Critics Oppose Drilling For Oil Under National Forest

Drilling opponents criticize plan for oil drilling under the Finger Lakes forest in New York.

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December 6, 2001, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Several companies seek to tap the estimated 16 billion cubic feet of gas below the Finger Lakes forest a small reservoir that could, according to the United States Forest Service, provide energy for 20 years to the 33,000 residents of Seneca County, where part of the forest lies."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: The Forest, the Trees and the Gas Below

Thursday, December 6, 2001 in The New York Times

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