At a Rotary Club dinner in Charleston, four speakers discussed the new legislation. On the "pro" side we had Doug Malcolm, an engineer and past president of the Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia who spoke for the industry, as did Bob Hart, an engineer who worked for the gas and petroleum industries for many years, and who now represents West Virginia property holders who own mineral rights on their land.
On the "con" side, Don Garvin, lead lobbyist for the West Virginia Environmental Council and a longtime member of Trout Unlimited spoke along with Dave McMahon, a Charleston public interest lawyer, representing West Virginia property owners who do not own the mineral rights under their property. The value of their properties could be threatened by a Marcellus Shale drilling project near their homes.
I think we can conclude that the legal profession on both sides stand to make a killing in West Virginia's Gaslands..
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