The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania state legislature has discovered one kind of government program it likes: corporate welfare for the dirty energy industry. The Associated Press reports: The discovery five years ago that the Marcellus Shale, the nation’s largest natural gas reservoir, could spew big profits and cheap, homegrown energy has, in turn, spurred gas-friendly state officials to run up a growing taxpayer-funded tab to encourage the use of the hydrocarbons. Bills pending in the Republican-controlled Legislature could deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies over a decade — possibly approaching $1 billion — and that’s in addition to the expanding number of checks being written by Gov. Tom Corbett. With the assent of lawmakers, Mr. Corbett, a Republican who says the industry has the potential to reindustrialize Pennsylvania, has tapped four pots of money for more than $30 million for natural gas projects.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:28:05 +0000
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