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May 11, 2011 News » News Feature

Despite the dangers of fracking, North Carolina lawmakers want to legalize it

by Lisa Sorg @lisasorg

In Exxon Mobil's recent TV ad campaign, a camera tracks across a scenic landscape as a company geologist reassures us that the key to our national energy security lies just below our feet. "Technology has made it possible to safely unlock this…

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