Green Fudge: Analysts say energy disputes between the Ukraine and Russia could lead to a fracking to the rescue mentality in Europe, and based on a recent announcement from Germany, they could be right. For two years Germany has had a moratorium on providing permits for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to get natural gas out of the earth. Now leaders are using the rush to free Germany and other EU countries from their reliance on Russian energy sources to push for a lift on the ban as early as 2015.
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