A Tale of Two Shale States

26 Jul 2011 16:41 #1 by Blazer Bob
"Politicians wringing their hands over how to create more jobs might study the shale boom along the New York and Pennsylvania border. It's a case study in one state embracing economic opportunity, while the other has let environmental politics trump development.

The Marcellus shale formation—65 million acres running through Ohio, West Virginia, western Pennsylvania and southern New York—offers one of the biggest natural gas opportunities. Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, a Democrat, recognized that potential and set up a regulatory framework to encourage and monitor natural gas drilling, a strategy continued by Republican Tom Corbett. "..................

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 39990.html

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26 Jul 2011 18:04 #2 by The Viking
A perfect example of how green activists and environmentalists are clueless and really hurt our economy and our country.

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26 Jul 2011 19:22 #3 by Rick
Replied by Rick on topic A Tale of Two Shale States
I heard Brazil has lots of natural gas too...we need to send them ore money so they can develop it and we can buy it from them. Think of all the jobs....oh wait, nevermind.

The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.

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