Yes, exactly my point everything costs some money, and for a company according to public filings last had $5,000 in the bank one naturally can have questions how they will achieve their projections without cash.
As far as the environmental groups sounds very logical but they are not necessarily logical, and they can emerge at any point and often do.
Quite interesting the opinion this can be "fast tracked" , I do not know enough information to judge but 4 to 6 weeks as you describe seems very quick especially when state permits and inspections are considered.
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