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Birthplace America fracking boom votes to ban practice
2014-11-05 17:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Texas town where Americas oil and natural gas boom began has voted to ban fracking, in a stunning rebuke to the industry. Denton, a college town on the edge of the Barnett Shale, voted by 59% to ban fracking inside the city limits, a first for any locality in Texas. Organisers said they hoped it would give a boost to anti-fracking activists in other states. More than 15 million Americans now live within a mile of an oil or gas well. It should send a signal to industry that if the people...
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