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  • 2015-11-05 (xsd:date)
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  • Was Belakwa, New York, Abandoned Due to Hydrofracking? (en)
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  • In October 2015, a Facebook user shared an image of a sign marking the former town of Belakwa, New York, which was supposed;y abandoned in 2012 after a 'routine' hydrofracking operation left its soil toxic and its aquifer irreparable: The image, and claims that Belakwa, New York, had been abandoned due to hydrofracking) date to at least 2013, when photographs of the sign were circulated on social media with additional context: As correctly observed, the sign was part of a larger series of works by artist Norm Magnusson. In 2007, the New York Times profiled Magnusson's eye-catching project, rendered in the style of the state's iconic historical markers: Magnusson's work utilizes a standard format for historical markers in New York State: No town or other settlement by the name of Belakwa ever existed in New York State. A Google Maps search on the location returned a result pointing to the museum in which Magnusson's work was displayed. (en)
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