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Study finds communities need to be proactive about fracking
2016-07-31 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Fracking, horizontal high-volume hydraulic fracturing is a process that forces a mixture of water, sand and chemicals under high pressure deep into the ground to extract oil and natural gas in shale rock formations. Fracking has allowed the United States to become a net energy exporter, but has created substantial problems for local communities hosting fracking operations. Authors Carolyn G. Loh, associate professor at Wayne State University, and Anna C. Osland, founder and principal of Anna C....
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