The pros and cons of Marcellus Shale drilling

    The Marcellus Shale formation lies beneath much of Pennsylvania, and it’s where energy companies expect to find a motherlode of natural gas. But the process and politics of removing it also extracts a cascade of questions. Joining us to help understand the issues are ABRAHM LUSTGARTEN, investigative reporter with ProPublica.org; extraction industry spokesman LEE FULLER of EnergyInDepth.org; and DAVID MASUR of the advocacy group PennEnvironment. Listen to the mp3

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