Description: From YouTube User: http://youtube.com/user/Mattcc9 Marcellus Shale, a natural gas found thousands of feet below the Catskills and other parts of the Appalachian Mountain Range, has been gaining the attention of Texas Energy companies. This specific Shale has been accumulating for over 300 million years deep within the earth's crust. To further stall our dire inevitable need for renewable energy sources and specifically to make money, greedy Texas energy companies are attempting to purchase leases to drill wells on the property of Catskill Landowners. If their plans pan out, they will drill 7,000-10,000 ft. into the surface, using methods of directional drilling and fracking. The effects of drilling on the Catskill environment have the potential to be devastating. Carcinogens that accompany deep drilling also have the ability to penetrate our water supply--- a water supply that provides drinking water to NYC through aqueducts connected to the Catskill Watersheds. Perhaps the most devastating effects of drilling will be the endangerment of the natural beauty of this region, and the carbon emissions that come with the further use of fossil fuels. Apparently for some, the green of money conquers the verdant hue of our pastoral countryside. This beautiful region has inspired painters like Thomas Cole and his contemporary artists of the Hudson River School, writers like Washington Irving, and poets like William Cullen Bryant. We can and we must, prevent this drilling before it's too late! Check out this link for more info!!!!!!!!!!!!!!http://www.catskillmou ntainkeeper.org/node/290