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U.S. builders hoard mineral rights under new homes
2013-10-09 05:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Robert and Julie Davidson fell hard for the gleaming new house at the Valencia Golf and Country Club in Naples, Florida. They loved the way the palm-fringed, Spanish-style home backed up to the fifth-hole fairway. And they were taken with the three-bedroom's high ceilings and open plan. Plus the neighbourhood - with its power-washed driveways, blooming hibiscus and guarded gatehouse - seemed all "dressed up." But when the Davidsons paid $255,385 in 2011 for the house on Birdie Drive, they didn't...
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