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Appalachia

doc03

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2. The only local people it helped here in my opinion is it made a lot of

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Feb 16, 2021, 11:41 PM

Feb 2021

big landowners rich. The labor in the fracking business is temporary and comes from out of state. One thing though
the claim was that industries would come when the kracker plant goes on line in Beaver county PA. There is also
a kracker plant in planning for Belmont county Ohio but this has gone on for at least 5 years and no decision on
building it. Myself I don't think they will ever build it.

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Report shows natural gas fracking didn't produce promised jobs to Pa. and Appalachia [View all] TexasTowelie Feb 2021 OP

Was Coal adding new jobs? StClone Feb 2021 #1

The only local people it helped here in my opinion is it made a lot of doc03 Feb 2021 #2