| Methane gas is harvested from seams layered in Powder River Basin coal beds. Area is northeastern Wyoming and part of Montana to the north. Mining requires using scarce water to flush the gas out. My childhood home is in this area. Landowners were reluctant to allow it, because water is too scarce to waste. They are assured of topsoil replacement, etc. This article points out that safe water issues are stalled. |
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At blog.hcn.org
Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
