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		<title>Ohio landowners&#8217; group get warning on changing leases</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Marcellus Drilling News: At a meeting of the uber-large Associated Landowners of the Valley (ALOV) landowner group last night in Youngstown, Ohio, lawyer Alan Wenger warned the 500 landowners in the audience that landmen are knocking on doors &#8230; <a href="http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/11/13/ohio-landowners-group-get-warning-on-changing-leases/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lookbeforeyoulease.org&#038;blog=22829064&#038;post=673&#038;subd=lookbeforeyoulease&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>news release from Wayne National Forest announcing findings of a recent study</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS RELEASE ● Wayne National Forest ● 13700 US HWY 33 Nelsonville, Ohio 45764-9880 ● Voice (740) 753-0101●Twitter: @waynenationalfs For Immediate Release Contact: Gary C. Chancey, Public Affairs Staff Officer, (740) 753-0862   Wayne National Forest Announces Findings from Recent &#8230; <a href="http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/08/27/news-release-from-wayne-national-forest-announcing-findings-of-a-recent-study/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lookbeforeyoulease.org&#038;blog=22829064&#038;post=652&#038;subd=lookbeforeyoulease&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New! Hydraulic Fracturing Brochure for Well Water Owners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A water-testing brochure for household water well owners living near oil and gas development and completion activities, including hydraulic fracturing, has been produced by the National Ground Water Association and the Ground Water Protection Council. Red more or download the &#8230; <a href="http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/08/13/new-hydraulic-fracturing-brochure-for-well-water-owners/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lookbeforeyoulease.org&#038;blog=22829064&#038;post=648&#038;subd=lookbeforeyoulease&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CENTRAL APPALACHIA REGIONAL NETWORK RELEASES SEVERANCE TAX POLICY SCAN &#8211; SUGGESTS PERMANENT FUND</title>
		<link>http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/07/27/central-appalachia-regional-network-releases-severance-tax-policy-scan-suggests-permanent-fund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 16, 2012 –Huntington, WV – In an effort to provide a foundation to identify severance tax best practices, and create a long-term financial legacy for Central Appalachian communities, the Central Appalachia Regional Network (CARN) has completed the Central Appalachia &#8230; <a href="http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/07/27/central-appalachia-regional-network-releases-severance-tax-policy-scan-suggests-permanent-fund/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lookbeforeyoulease.org&#038;blog=22829064&#038;post=627&#038;subd=lookbeforeyoulease&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>1 dead in Bolivar well explosion &#8211; Tuscarawas County</title>
		<link>http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/07/16/1-dead-in-bolivar-well-explosion-tuscarawas-county/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOLIVAR One person has died after a explosion at an oil- and gas-well site at about 9:34 a.m. today. Capt. Marty Huth of the Bolivar Fire Department, incident commander at the scene, said it is too early to tell what &#8230; <a href="http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/07/16/1-dead-in-bolivar-well-explosion-tuscarawas-county/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lookbeforeyoulease.org&#038;blog=22829064&#038;post=613&#038;subd=lookbeforeyoulease&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chesapeake Energy Selling Some Utica Shale land in Ohio</title>
		<link>http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/06/06/chesapeake-energy-selling-some-utica-shale-land-in-ohio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WEDNESDAY, 06 JUNE 2012  WRITTEN BY ERICH SCHWARTZEL The natural gas and oil in Ohio&#8217;s Utica Shale is going to help Chesapeake Energy&#8217;s debt-ridden balance sheet &#8212; whether Chesapeake is the firm that extracts the fuels or not. Through a &#8230; <a href="http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/06/06/chesapeake-energy-selling-some-utica-shale-land-in-ohio/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lookbeforeyoulease.org&#038;blog=22829064&#038;post=599&#038;subd=lookbeforeyoulease&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fracking regulations await Ohio governor&#8217;s signature</title>
		<link>http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/05/25/ohio-legislature-oks-bill-on-energy-fracking-rules-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 03:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio &#8211; Rules regulating oil and gas well construction, water handling, and chemical disclosure in the fracking process are on their way to the governor&#8217;s desk for John Kasich&#8217;s signature. The Ohio House passed the energy bill early Thursday &#8230; <a href="http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/05/25/ohio-legislature-oks-bill-on-energy-fracking-rules-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lookbeforeyoulease.org&#038;blog=22829064&#038;post=587&#038;subd=lookbeforeyoulease&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Encourage friends, family, and neighbors to look before they lease</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public Service Announcement There is renewed interest by energy companies to lease property in Athens, Vinton, Meigs, and Washington counties. Claims are being made via newspaper and radio outlets that landowners could receive up to $5,700 per acre if they &#8230; <a href="http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/05/16/encourage-friends-family-and-neighbors-to-look-before-they-lease/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lookbeforeyoulease.org&#038;blog=22829064&#038;post=570&#038;subd=lookbeforeyoulease&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Perry County Landowner&#8217;s Association</title>
		<link>http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/05/15/perry-county-landowners-association/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 05:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PERRY COUNTY LANDOWNERS’ Association LEARN HOW TO CLEAN UP YOUR OLD OIL AND GAS LEASES May 16th, 2012 &#8211; 6:00 pm Somerset Elementary School The next in the spring series of information/education meeting regarding Shale Oil and Gas Leasing in &#8230; <a href="http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/05/15/perry-county-landowners-association/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lookbeforeyoulease.org&#038;blog=22829064&#038;post=567&#038;subd=lookbeforeyoulease&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Couple denied mortgage because of gas drilling</title>
		<link>http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/05/10/couple-denied-mortgage-because-of-gas-drilling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. &#8211; Brian and Amy Smith seem to be the first example in western Pennsylvania of a homeowner being denied a mortgage because of gas drilling on a next-door neighbor&#8217;s property. The drilling goes on day and night &#8230; <a href="http://lookbeforeyoulease.org/2012/05/10/couple-denied-mortgage-because-of-gas-drilling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lookbeforeyoulease.org&#038;blog=22829064&#038;post=563&#038;subd=lookbeforeyoulease&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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