PA AG Kathleen “Anti-Driller” Kane Probes Chessy Royalty Issue
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane's office is interviewing people on the Chesapeake Energy royalties screwing scandal, reportedly. We have mixed emotions about it. Yes, the state needs to investigate and see if there has been malfeasance. However, we question whether an avowedly anti-drilling AG has the moral or ethical ability to do so honestly. Yes, we ARE questioning her fitness for the office. Problem is, Gov. Tom Corbett and other PA Republicans like State Sen. Gene Yaw asked her to investigate--so it's on their heads if she turns into the proverbial bull in a china closet and takes the opportunity to try and destroy the drilling industry as part of her "investigation."
Here's the latest from the rumor mill on Kane's so-called royalty investigation...
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