Saturday, October 17, 2009
Environmentalists Petition Drilling At W. Va. State Park
Friday, environmentalists with the Sierra Club, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Friends of Blackwater, along with park supporters, presented a petition containing 2,100 signatures, 1,500 from Logan County, to West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin in an effort to prevent drilling inside the Chief Logan State Park. Petitioners say a recent Logan County verdict to allow Houston-based Cabot Oil and Gas to drill could create a domino effect at ten other state parks where private entities own the oil and gas rights under more than half the land. The case is expected to be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 2:25 PM 
