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Drilling in the Big Piney District of the Ozark National ForestWell, it's finally here, in a big way. According to the Forest Service EA, they're planning to allow 16 wells per section to be drilled in a 5700-acre area of the Big Piney Ranger District in Pope County. Let's do the math on that: A section of land is 640 acres. There are about 9 sections in 5700 acres. So, at 16 wells per section, we'll have about 144 gas wells in that 5700-acre area. Besides all the nastiness that is associated with the drilling process, we're going to have 144 new permanent openings from which the native vegetation has been irrevocably removed. Ugly. But it's a juggernaut and it will take a whole lot of grassroots effort and public outcry to stop it.
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Good luck on stopping the unthinking man's energy juggernaut before the bushoids leave Washington. Try we must. Not only does the forest have to be altered at the drill sites but when they install wells, all of them will be treated with herbicides no doubt. If anyone wants to see what such a National Forest looks like, you have only to go to the Carson National Forest in Northern New Mexico. A few years ago we rambled through there and saw zero campers, tourists and hunters. We did see hundreds of gas wells, pumping stations and pipelines criss-crossing the place, defacing the landscape and augmenting wildlife habitat. The other disturbing aspect of this "privatized" national forest was the hundreds of wildcatters in their trucks and rigs all over the roads and off them. They were actually driving hazards and drove as if they owned the place. An energy conference in Springfield a few days ago came to the conclusion that CONSERVATION and INNOVATION were what needs to be pushed on a national level. That's called "leadership" and something that's been sorely lacking in our country while the bushies played war in Eye rack.
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Friends- I would like to remind you that this web site is dedicated to Ozark Issues and other related regional issues and concerns. Posting oil and gas issues on the Ozark NF is indeed an issue, posting activities on the Allegheny (while it should be of concern to all Americans) is not regionally oriented. So I deleted that article. I also deleted the offensive reply from "Anonymous". Feel free to post stuff of regional interest.
Respectfully,
Charles Phillips, One of the Web Page Editors
Boonville, MO
email: ozark-wild@att.net
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