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Yes, frackers can forcibly drill your land, even if you dont want them to
2014-06-14 01:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Forced pooling isnt some kind of college pool party that jocks compel nerds to attend, resulting in wacky hijinks. Its a grim legal tool, dating back nearly a century in some states, that allows drillers to tap the fossil fuels beneath a reluctant landowners property if enough of their neighbors sell their drilling rights. The philosophy of such laws is that subterranean pools of oil and natural gas pay no heed to property lines. As hydraulic fracturing takes grip across the nation, frackers...
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