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France Upholds Fracking Ban
2013-10-11 14:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: France's highest court on Friday upheld a government ban on a controversial drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, in a defeat for a method that has revolutionized the oil and natural gas industry in the United States. The Constitutional Council ruled against a challenge by Schuepbach Energy, an American company, whose exploration permits were revoked after the French Parliament banned the practice. The method, known informally as fracking, pumps water, sand and chemicals under high...
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