I dont think taxpayers will be shouldering the majority of the burden. I would imagine that private companies will be putting up the capital to get this done.
If this plan were to come to fruition, it would be AWESOME for Western PA. We would become the Saudi Arabia of the United States with all of the NG under us. It would mean a ton of new jobs, and a SHIT FUCKING TON of royalty payments being put into our local economy.
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