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Hi, this is Betsy from Otto’s.  The End of Country is a must-read for anyone in the Marcellus Shale region.  Seamus McGraw was asked by his mother to tell her what to do about a Gas Company’s offer to lease her farm for drilling.  As a published writer, he got a contract with Random House that gave him the freedom to work full time exploring all the issues.  He interviewed everyone involved including many of the residents he had grown up with.  Some had mixed emotions about the offers they were receiving.  One woman who signed early had a strong desire to see natural gas replace coal and oil as an energy source because it would not leave as great a carbon footprint on the environment.  But they watched their trees go down, their earth torn up and endured deafening noise and brilliant lights 24/7.  When accidents started to happen, they formed their own watchdog committee and reported every incident to the DEP.  It’s a true story of a complicated issue but because of his astute observations of the people involved, it’s immensely readable.  Get The End of Country from Otto’s, a booklover’s paradise in the heart of Downtown Williamsport.   

The End of Country: Dispatches from the Frack Zone (Hardcover)

By Seamus Mcgraw

$26.00

ISBN-13: 9781400068531
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Random House, 6/2011

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