Chesapeake Energy's $5 Billion Shuffle

[Connie WorksHere]

this is a bit of a long winded article but a good reminder of how companies will take profits in any way that they can.

http://www.propublica.org/article/chesapeake-energys-5-billion-shuffle

Chesapeake Energy’s $5 Billion Shuffle

The energy giant raised the cash it needed to survive by slashing royalties it paid property owners to drill on their land.