Editor's Choice  The Battle Over the Future of Shale Gas Exports
Nothing like a good old fight between major corporations.
Remember Mitt Romney's famous words during the last presidential
campaign? "Corporations are people too, my friend." Well, rest
assured I'm not here to discuss the degree of humanity of
corporations. But maybe Romney was on to something: Corporations
do sometimes embody the zeitgeist of their time and place. What
could at first be dismissed by some as nothing more than a petty
clash between corporations over conflicting business interests
might, in fact, be hiding a much deeper issue beneath the
surface. The issue at stake could even be the future of the
United States.  Ok, after this John Le Carré intro, let me
rewind for a second and introduce you to the fighters. Picture
in your head a boxing ring. In the right-hand corner, Dow
Chemical (NYSE: DOW). Three weeks ago, Dow pulled out of a
limited partnership with Freeport LNG, a Texas export terminal
that is asking for federal permissi