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Spread of Hydrofracking Could Strain Water Resources in West, Study Finds
2013-05-01 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The rapid expansion of hydraulic fracturing to retrieve once-inaccessible reservoirs of oil and gas could put pressure on already-stressed water resources from the suburbs of Fort Worth to western Colorado, according to a new report from a nonprofit group that advises investors about companies environmental risks. Given projected sharp increases in the production of oil and gas by the technique commonly known as fracking, the report from the group Ceres said, and the intense nature of local...
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