Didn't take long for high gas prices to have some thinking about exploiting the Great Lakes again.
As natural gas prices rise, a lawmaker from Stark County is proposing that Ohio open state parks and Lake Erie to drilling for natural gas.
“We have wonderful resources in Ohio that are untapped,” Rep. John Hagan, R-Marlboro Township, said Thursday. “We can benefit residents in the state by tapping those resources. The technology has come a long way since the policies against tapping resources in parks has been established.”
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=9&ID=244723&r=0
Posted by Dave at September 30, 2005 05:24 PM