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CHK's Fracturing Fact Sheet by Robert Hartman: Not too buried on their site. http://www.chk.co...
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"A deeply troubled idea from the start" | Valles Caldera's experiment in public lands manage...
Frack 2, Scene 1 | New York City fights drilling in its watershed, an...

Roadless-less | Judge Clarence Brimmer is determined to bring down...
Socialism and the West | Despite our reflexive fear of the word "socialism,...
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