Could Ohio Colleges Be Slated as Fracking Sites?

With public lands in the park system on the table as potential hydraulic fracturing drilling sites, it starts to seem as if nothing is off the table.

Imagine sending your college-age children off to learn in an environment where potential carcinogenic and radioactive toxins float around in the air from a fracking rig (or several) operating on the campus - not to mention the noise and grime.

How many of us would really choose that environment for our children? Think they'll learn much?

Some western states (yeah, Texas is one of them) already have drilling sites set up on college campuses.

In response to extreme budget cuts, some Pennsylvania colleges are getting ready to roll out the rigs and jump on the frac truck, too. (The article the link goes to also mentions the use of prison lands being used as drilling sites.)

So my question, could Ohio college campuses be in the line of fire also?

Even though it hasn't made the local news yet, it seems logical that, just like western students and (soon-to-be Pennsylvania) students; students attending one of colleges located above the Marcellus or Utica shale reserves could end up seeing rigs go up on the campuses they attend.

Where is All of the US Shale Gas Located?

Since not much new happened today in the fracking/shale gas drilling world, I decided to share a link to maps of the major shale gas basins in the United States.

While the Marcellus shale deposit is currently the "big one", a look at the map indicates this is going to be a problem in several states and for many years to come.