Midday with Dan Rodricks 3-17-11 Hour 1 - Natural Gas Drilling in Western MD

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Natural gas drilling is coming to Western Maryland - or at least, it's trying to. Companies have locked up land in Garrett and Allegheny County, hoping to drill deep into the Marcellus shale formation using a controversial process known as hydrofracking. But drilling has already caused water contamination and fish kills in Pennsylvania, and many here worry that Maryland is about to make those same mistakes. Environmentalists are calling for a moratorium to look at stronger regulations, while some residents of Western Maryland just want to get on with it and collect their royalty checks. Tune in for a discussion on the march to Marcellus and what it means for the state.