# T. Boone Pickens

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**Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/t-boone-pickens/198876/4 "2008-08-05T08:23:05Z")

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> [@FS or Trade: 98 Dodge Neon rt](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-or-trade-98-dodge-neon-rt/36981/85):
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> [http://www.pickensplan.com/theplan/](http://www.pickensplan.com/theplan/)
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> Yeah. Search for the word “solar” in the plan. 1.2 trillion dollars is about $4000 per citizen. I’d rather put that money toward solar panels on my own home than send it to the middle of the country.

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.

Read on about the Marcellus Shale:

> **[Marcellus Shale: Results Continue to Amaze Geologists](https://geology.com/articles/marcellus-shale.shtml)**
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> The Marcellus Shale is the largest natural gas field in the United States and one of the largest in the world.

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