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Yale Environment 360: A U.S. Energy Department advisory panel has issued a qualified endorsement of the controversial shale gas exploitation technique of hydraulic fracturing, but a group of scientists charges that the panel’s recommendations are tainted because six of its seven members have current financial ties to the natural gas industry. The panel’s report says that hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” could be a productive way of extracting natural gas if the industry follows a set of strict guidelines. These include......
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U.S. Panel Endorses Fracking As Its Members Are Faulted for Industry Ties
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 11th, 2011
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