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Water, wealth and whites - South Africa's potent anti-fracking mix
2013-10-28 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Stretching across the heart of South Africa, the Karoo has stirred emotions for centuries, a stunning semi-desert wilderness that draws artists, hunters and the toughest of farmers. It is now rousing less romantic passions. If energy companies and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) get their way, it will soon be home to scientists and geologists mapping out shale gas fields touted as game-changers for Africa's biggest economy, and working out whether fracking will work here. As with...
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