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Range War?

Written by Greg Russell | Jul 6, 2010 8:35:30 PM

The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article highlighting the various interests at issue in the Marcellus Shale - from landowners looking to save the homestead in a challenging economy to environmentalists looking to shut down development.  "What is unfolding here is a mammoth clash between neighbors with starkly contrasting visions about the land. It is a virtual range war, waged at public meetings and on the Internet, expressed mostly in insults but occasionally through small acts of vandalism."