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Fracking concerns with deep unconventional oil and gas wells
Posted: 04.21.2011 at 6:26 PM
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Some environmentalists wonder what will happen to the hazardous fracking materials

For 50 years, Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been used by oil and gas companies to bust into shale formations and clear the path for harvesting oil and natural gas to surface. But a controversial technique is new to Northern Michigan and will soon start on leased state land.

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