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Massachusetts Might Become the Second State in the US to Ban Fracking
2013-12-02 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Softpedia: Massachusetts moves to impose 10-year moratorium on fracking The state of Massachusetts in the US has high chances to become the country's second ever to ban the practice of fracking, otherwise known as hydraulic fracturing. For those unaware, fracking boils down to injecting high-pressurized water, sand, and chemicals in the underground in order to split open rocks and make it easier to access oil and gas. Last week, the state's Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture...
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