Monroe County WV has taken an innovative path to dealing with the problem of fracking by making a deal with a gas company that wants to drill there.
The county commission has negotiated a Memorandom of Understanding with Gordy Oil, under the authority of Chapter 8 of the State Code, that creates a kind of partnership between the county and the company, involving training for county workers, special consideration for water testing in sensitive areas, and landowner rights to have a say in where the drilling is done.
The full story is at
http://wvgazette.com/ap/ApTopStories/201106060829
Monroe County citizens also have a website dealing with fracking:
http://savethewatertable.org/
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
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A gentlemans agreement is only as good as the paper it's written on.
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