Dealing with the anti- natural gas crowd reminds me of the game Wac-A-Mole.  They pop up to cry wolf about the latest misinformation spreading on the internet, and when the facts come out the little Josh Fox emulators drop back in the hole only to resurface with the latest battle cry or self-perceived ‘eureka’ moment.  With Dimock’s water deemed safe multiple times by the EPA, DEP, etc., the facts contradicting their other claims against natural gas, and all the great benefits realized outside New York (of course), their latest line of attack regards a ginned up conflict of interest as it relates to town board members and their status as landowners, lessors or other benefactors of natural gas development.  They say a board member who may benefit from natural gas development, or with family members who may benefit, should recuse themselves from any related voting.   The warped sense of logic among the anti-natural gas leadership has led to them convincing themselves  they have some great legal argument.  Not quite!

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