See today's NYT magazine for advice to a conflicted Barnett Shale leaseholder.
The Ethicist visits the Barnett Shale
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Published: November 16, 2008
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alexander troup Verified
Barnett Shale, so much of it you can take it home in pale's, while old Barnett fell down a mine shaft, diggin for oil and gas and hooking up with them Texas River Rat's....oh Barnett Shale, come on out to my house and pump up my gas for a dime and a dollar and a lottery ticket ride,...until then.. Barnett Shale...one more Texas Gusher.... dryhole after all, well done.... A.T, Oilman Poetry.
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Travis Bush Verified
Drilling for natural gas isn't as bad as drilling for oil. One assumes that if we really do move away from oil, then natural gas will have to be a bigger part of the solution. As well, this "conflicted" citizen could have taken the money and then donated it to a charity..
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alexander troup Verified
Or invested in a wind generator.
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ch0 Anonymous
Heck, I took my Barnett check and turned it around into Chesapeake stock ...and juuust barely pulled it back out in time to avoid the Great Crash of '08. Talk about a rough year! Time to whip out the 'ol banjo! C.H, Fossil Baron.
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alexander troup Verified
Cho, we all tried to shell out before the well went dry, and I have been told another storm is comming up soon...just before the door opens for our new leader, ...ouch..!.A/T, Survior of two Wall Street Crash's.
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