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Combating Budgetary Complications from the Marcellus Shale: The Case for a Pennsylvania Gas Fund

The relationship between shale gas development and budgetary and

microeconomic externalities was studied. The extraction activity in the Barnett shaleformation provided a case study for assessing per-well highway infrastructure damage and water usage. The creation of a predictive model based upon the Barnett was applied to the Marcellus formation. The results showed support for the hypothesis that shale gas

development creates negative externalities that amount to unfunded mandates and freerider problems for states and localities. Implications and policy solutions, including the case for a Pennsylvania natural gas fund, are discussed. / McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts; / Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy / MA; / Thesis;

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DUQUESNE/oai:digital.library.duq.edu:etd/162314
Date19 May 2013
CreatorsThompson, Daniel Ray
ContributorsKent Moors, Moni McIntyre
Source SetsDuquesne University
Detected LanguageEnglish
RightsWorldwide Access;

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