According to an article in the Columbus Dispatch, a Texas-based driller is seeking to frack a Lowellville/Poland, Ohio (near Youngstown) cemetery. In a way it makes sense - it's the one place toxic chemicals can't hurt the residents.
It will be interesting to hear how this develops, they're trying to decide if the township gets the mineral rights or if each plot owner's family owns the mineral rights.
College campuses, inner-city industrial parks, places where our food is grown, fresh water tributaries, cemeteries - what's next? elementary schools? nursing home patios?
I'm going to leave my personal commentary out of this one before I go too far (except for my sarcastic comment and question above), but I will provide a link to the Dispatch article so you can check it out on your own if you want to read it.
Do you think fracking a cemetery is going too far? Feel free to share your opinion by leaving a comment or visiting the forum.
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