What's the price for CLEAN WATER? THIS is the "benefit" to West Virginia to allow drilling under the Ohio River which provides drinking water to at least THREE MILLION Americans? "The financial terms for Gastar's bid call for the company to pay the state $3,500 per acre with 20 percent worth of production royalties. This means the company will pay West Virginia $812,000 for the drilling rights, while the royalties would go to the state once gas starts pumping. "We drill under streams, valleys and houses routinely," McCown said when asked about environmental concerns associated with the project. "This is a great opportunity for us and for the state." Here is the link to the article with the contract awarded to Gastar: http://theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/615450/Gastar-Plans-River-Drilling.html We have passed 3000 signatures. We should have 3 MILLION. One for every person who drinks water from the Ohio River. PLEASE SHARE this petition with everyone you know!