Cleveland Plain Dealer Attacks OH Law re Drilling Under State Land

The Democrats who control and write for the Cleveland Plain Dealer are, once again, attacking a new law that allows for shale drilling under (but not on top of) Ohio state-owned land. The new measure was passed and signed into law late last year (see OH Gov. Signs Bill Expanding Drilling in State Parks, NatGas “Green”). The Ohio Oil & Gas Land Management (OGLM) Commission, a commission established years ago to lease state-owned land for shale drilling, had failed to act. So the legislature lit a fire under the commission by temporarily taking away its authority until it acts. In a big hairy hurry, the commission adopted new policies to begin leasing state-owned land for shale drilling (see Ohio O&G Commission Moves Rapidly to Lease State Land for Drilling). That has the editors and writers of the Cleveland Plain Dealer look like they're sucking on sour grapes.

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