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October 03, 2012 News » North Carolina

What rhymes with frack? Jim Womack

He leads the new Mining and Energy Commission

by Billy Ball @billy_k_ball

The North Carolina panel charged with preparing natural gas drilling regulations is already facing controversy. Last week, members of the N.C. Mining and Energy Commission tapped Jim Womack, a Lee County commissioner and outspoken advocate of hydraulic fracturing, as chairman of the…

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