Appalachia

This is from the May 8th edition of The Marietta Times in Marietta, Ohio: "Gas, mud leak from well" .. http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/5599871/gas-mud-leak-from-well.html ... When this story came out earlier this month, it was reported that 40 barrels (1680 gallons) was spilled from a newly-drilled hydraulic-fracturing well in Morgan County (just north of here). Later, the amount was changed to 100 barrels (4200 gallons). Note that The Times article (The Times has a favorable editorial opinion of the shale-gas activities here and do not want to "kill the golden goose&quot plays down the amount spilled and says that "barrels" are not "drums" (55 gallons) .... The leak was into Cow Run near Beverly, Ohio. Cow Run flows into the Muskingum near Lowell. Marietta gets some of its drinking water from three wells, but relies upon the Muskingum for most of its drinking water. There has been NO follow-up on this story since May 8th ... While minor (?) in comparison to the chemical spills in the Elk and Kanawha valleys, pollution is still pollution - especially if one smells a cover-up before they smell the oil ... If anyone knows more about this, please let us know.