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The Mohegan Sun Pocono casino, located near Wilkes-Barre, PA, is now powered by Marcellus Shale gas. On June 20 casino officials along with utility giant UGI and local/state politicians gathered to unveil an all-new co-generation energy plant at the casino. The plant uses Marcellus Shale gas to create electricity. The resulting heat is also trapped and used, to heat water, etc. (the "co" in co-generation). The plant cost $3 million to build. Roughly $1 million from a grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority. The new plant reduces the Mohegan Sun Pocono casino's so-called carbon footprint by 3,900 metric tons annually--it's like taking 820 cars off the road. Here's the story of how a fossil fuel--Marcellus Shale gas--is helping to clean up the environment, and make it cheaper to run the slot machines, at the same time...
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