Dave McCormick: “We're the fourth largest natural gas reserves in the world…”

“But, but what happened in the, you know, in the case of shale, methane destroys the water table. You know, don't want these in our backyards. What happened, of course, was these enormous royalties for the farmers. We're the fourth largest natural gas reserves in the world. If we were a country, Pennsylvania would be number four. This is the economic engine for our state. Our state is the second largest energy producer in the country. So this unlocks everything for Pennsylvania.” (34:36–34:43)

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