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Industry Responds to Denton, Texas Fracking Ban
2014-11-12 20:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: This may be the shortest blog Ive ever written. On Election Day, voters in a number of cities and counties voted on whether to severely restrict or ban oil and gas developmentthe oil industry poured millions of dollars in an effort to avoid these restrictions. In Richmond, California Chevron spent $3 million to gain control of the city council; this overreach backfired and Chevrons slate was trounced. In San Benito County, $2 million wasnt enough to stop a ban on fracking and other intensive...
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