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Funding Universities with Shale?
November 8, 2012 | Shale Reporter

Westminster College has about 340 acres that could be leased for natural gas drilling. That deal could bring a $1 million signing bonus and potentially millions more in royalties. Should a university lease, drill a well to fuel the institution or sit on a natural gas resource?


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