WVLEG: WV4MOM Rallies for Marcellus Shale Moratorium
Channel: wvwatchdog
Date: 11/07/2011

On Monday members of a group called West Virginians for a Moratorium on Marcellus rallied at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, W.Va. WV4MOM wants lawmakers to halt all fracking in the Marcellus Shale region. Drilling companies use a combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing -- using a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals -- to break natural gas out of the shale formations. The group wants the moratorium until the Legislature can come up with specific regulations governing fracking and horizontal drilling for natural gas.

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