My clever friend at Who’sPlayn developed an animated illustration for a gas well explosion story I forwarded him.
Txsharon sent along an interesting news story about a natural gas “leak” in the front yard of a 103 year old woman in Dayton, PA. It seems that houses were built upon the remains of abandoned gas wells. These old wells became re-pressurized as an unintended consequence of new drilling in the area.
I had to read it a couple of times before I could understand how that happened, but here’s my amateur animation:
This story made me think about Carroll ISD signing a lease to drill Barnett Shale gas wells on school property. Carroll ISD signs mineral rights agreement with Chesapeake Energy
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Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.
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