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What to do about dead people that have gas?
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July 1st, 2012
There was an article in the paper today (http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Gas-under-graveyards-raises-moral-money-questions-3675826.php) about a town in Eastern Ohio. Apparently gas deposits have been found underneath (and nearby) the cemetery where generations of local people have been buried.
On the one hand, there is the sanctity of the dead. On the other hand, the money involved ($140K up front plus 16% royalties) can add up to serious money in a small town with nothing else going for it.
People are only buried 6 feet (or less) in the ground. What possible harm can it do to the decomposing corpses to drill for gas 300 feet (or more) below?
Does ‘hallowed ground’ go all the way to the earth’s core? Is there some (I hate to use the expression) middle ground on this?
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