Quote Originally Posted by fishdog54 View Post
narcodog,

Oh yeah, they're pumping a lot of gas out of the ground here in Pa. The problem is, the powers that be in Pa., aren't charging the drillers a dime - how assine is that???? No money coming in to mitigate the damage they are already causing!
Not true, the natural gas industry in PA pays drilling permit fees to the state among other fees to state & local governments. They are also funding DEP for clean up and mitigation as well as road construction and improvement. If drilling is done on state land they get the lease money. They are hardly getting a free ride.

http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deput...gas/oilgas.htm