A discussion yesterday about Chesapeake Energy’s documentary-style TV campaign extolling the benefits of Fayetteville shale exploration included some comments about the money, through mineral lease and gas royalty payments, Arkansans are already receiving.

That discussion prompted a letter from a reader who lives in the heart of of the shale zone, north of Conway. I thought I’d share it.

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Perhaps later today: I hope to pass along what I’ve found out about a letter and photos from another correspondent in the shale zone who complains that pipeline work was begun on his land without regulatory agency approval and was followed by belated erosion control for work that falls in a scenic river’s watershed. The complainant must be misinformed because the Beebe administration has promised vigorous environmental enforcement in the shale zone.

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