FYI, here are a few recent articles about gas drilling.
What Are the Dangers of Drilling for Natural Gas?
A new environmental review from New York State details some of the
issues surrounding drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=natural-gas-hydraulic-fracturing-chemicals-wastewater
How Marcellus Shale gas came to be tax-exempt in Pa.
Desperate for revenue, Gov. Rendell chose not to tax the “gold rush."
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20091025_How_Marcellus_Shale_gas_came_to_be_tax-exempt_in_Pa_.html
Pa. Tapped, Drillers Not
A new lease: As gas wells power up, parts of the state are going from
getting by to getting rich.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20091025_Pa__Tapped__Drillers_Not.html
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