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Old 04-11-2014, 09:50 AM  
crockett
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Originally Posted by dyna mo View Post
i don't get this, the government does not engage in fracking.
They lease the land to the oil companies. Padre Island National Seashore which is a national park has gas wells on it owned by private companies and the land right is leased.

This was the big deal when Sarah Palin was running With McCain and the their whole "drill baby drill" slogan. She was trying to force the govt to open up more federal land in Alaska for drilling.

They let the oil companies on the land to drill and the companies pay a small fee and reap massive profits off US tax payer owned land.

No idea if that's the case here, but honestly I wouldn't be surprised.
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