Niles, OH Considers Vote to Rescind Ill-Advised Frack Ban

When you rush to do a dumb thing, you later regret it. City council members in Niles, OH have learned that hard lesson after voting last month to implement a ban on shale drilling. In their haste to "protect residents" from drilling, they didn't bother to read the fine print of the bill they passed (no doubt drafted by a helpful anti-driller). In addition to banning shale drilling in the city--something that wouldn't happen anyway--the bill also bans businesses that operate in the city and the city itself from doing business with the drilling industry. Oops. The city does a lot of business with the drilling industry. Now city council members are planning a vote to rescind the ban they just passed last month...

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