Friday, January 25, 2013

Pennsylvania Residents Gambling On Natural Gas Drilling

January 25, 2013
POINT MARION, Pa. -- Dave Cogar counts down the days until he's fracked.

Through a haze of cigarette smoke at the Brass Rail bar here, he laments about living on welfare. He still finds jobs where he can -- working construction or fixing computers around this small town south of Pittsburgh -- but he says he's fallen short of creating the life he wants for himself and his teenage son. Continue reading...
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