PA Antis Try to Block Marcellus Drilling with Unrealistic Setbacks

The same small group of leftwing radicals is at it again. Big Green is bankrolling yet another group trying to stamp out all (and we mean ALL) Marcellus drilling in Pennsylvania. The tactic they're using now is one of their favorites they return to from time to time: Increase setbacks from well pads from the current 500 feet to between 2,500-5,000 feet (half a mile to a mile). That is, any kind of structure--house, barn, treehouse, shed--must be at least half a mile from a proposed well pad or you can't drill. The net effect would be to prohibit 95% of all new Marcellus drilling in the state.

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