West Virginia's natural gas boom pits land owners against drilling companies

[@rhytonen]

"...to provide energy for the country" - but WHAT country? Japan and India pay $14/Mcf in season. US Domestic price? ~

[@FLJAMESFL]

Exactly.

[@rudai123]

Corporations steamroll average citizens.

[@vivek27789]

Always

[@rudai123]

@@vivek27789 money corrupts everything

[@rhytonen]

@@rudai123 Capitalism: FAIL D$=R$=Corporate Rule.

[@rudai123]

@@rhytonen well, regulated capitalism is good for some things and bad for other things.

[@WanderingRationalist]

You’ll learn the hard way when your children come to you and ask why you ruined their planet. We have eleven years of planning before true hardships are unavoidable. But, people remain the same: ignorant, greedy, unfeeling. There are those of us trying to make things better, but we are drowned out by the money that distracts people like toy keys do for a baby. You will learn the hard way when the land under your feet is deemed unlivable and you will only have yourselves to blame.

[@rhytonen]

"Jobs?" Look at the "white pickups' " license plates, and the "Man Camps" full of (crime and) expensive RV's from out of state. I live here. When the gas is gone, but the POISON remains in the ground, air, and water? (and our, and our descendants', bodies? FORGET growing food, or eating the surviving fish and deer.)

[@scottdivers7981]

My ancestors own mineral rights all over northern West Virginia. This well drilling boom has been around before. We are not rich. Antero is bunch of crooks. They prey on any owner mineral, or land. I don't have the money or I would Prove trespassing on our mineral assets and shut there wells off. Aint like the old days. GREED rules the day.

[@bencaldwell4820]

The land owner was walking around the property with no proper PPE on. That should be a write up or a verbal warning :)

[@enfekted13]

I'd like to meet these people AND ask them why? Send the money to me and you'll never see land's broken.

[@enfekted13]

So they didn't want to get millions? Drill under....

[@rudai123]

Fracking is horrific

[@lexemorris9192]

U leave in West Virginia

[@gregorymoore5864]

This was a smoke screen....

[@gunnerup_p90]

Country roads

[@juanguzman9031]

Find me a new home~

[@aniellis1455]

I own 5 acres of land in Texas, and just learned that my warranty deed may be in question, regarding the mineral rights. I'd like to tell the drilling company and energy company to take a hike, and leave my land alone.

[@getvnews1918]

Do like the corporations do when someone wants what they have. They have to pay royalties or a percentage for it Thats the best way.

[@MusicLovingFool1]

Corporations are the problem...hello?

[@getvnews1918]

@@MusicLovingFool1 Maybe you misunderstood what we stated (meant) People should make corporations pay them for usage of minerals in the grounds.

[@MusicLovingFool1]

@@getvnews1918 I am aware of this tactic the gas company promises to pay homeowners for mineral rights while giving up their mineral rights for the land...seen it done 10 years ago in Arlington...and they failed to make the payments as promised. Sorry, but you should know a scam when you hear one.

[@getvnews1918]

@@MusicLovingFool1 Okaaay you seem to know or have a handle of this practice. we didn't know this fact.