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March 21, 2012 News » North Carolina

In state's fracking report, politics threatens to trump science

by Lisa Sorg @lisasorg

If you read the first nine pages of the state's draft report on fracking, you will be unprepared for the punch line at the end. Written by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the 444-page report was released March 16…

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this is what happens when believers override the will of the not so stupid. However that being said these incredibly …

by Remo on This week in disappointment: rolling back the environment, reproductive rights and more (North Carolina)

What is happening to this wonderful state I love so much? We are being overrun by small-minded theocrats and legislators …

by WaltB on This week in disappointment: rolling back the environment, reproductive rights and more (North Carolina)

Thanks for covering this! It's a shame that so many workers in North Carolina risk life and limb to bring …

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Fracking in Pennsylvania, years ago, led to massive water table destruction (based on Halli's special sauce) and about $40,000 per …

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