From the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE:
Cemeteries are hallowed ground. They are quiet, green and peaceful — befitting their use as the final resting place for the earthly remains of hundreds, often thousands, of souls. These tranquil grounds are not just for the dead, but perhaps even more for the living, many of whom return to mourn, to plant, to remember.
That’s why it comes as a surprise that some local cemeteries have entered into leases with natural gas drilling companies that may one day seek to tap the Marcellus Shale reserves a mile or more below.
An article in Sunday’s Post-Gazette by staff writer Janice Crompton reported that the Catholic Cemeteries Association signed a five-year lease in 2008 with Huntley & Huntley, which specializes in urban gas drilling and has leased the rights to 10,990 acres in Allegheny County…
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EDITOR: Drilling wouldn’t bother us. What would cause us to roll over in our graves is that the gas extracted isn’t being taxed as it is in all other states.
