The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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benzene

yeah, intentional or not, there is a great deal of obfuscation in the article: "near" with no numbers or units, "gas-production facility" without saying what kind of facility, "comparable to" again without any quantification, "sites" again without saying what kind of site, e.g. a well being drilled, poducing well, gathering facility, etc.

in my own cynical way, i think this is an old fashioned supply and demand problem. Gas prices are low so gas companies are offering low lease rates. This is the local population's approach to 'counter-offering'.