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I’ve been faking my fracking knowledge for some timenow. Seriously, who really has the time to read up on the intricacies of howhydraulic fracturing extracts gas and oil? Now, thanks to the investigativejournalism group ProPublica, my fracking faking days are over.

Femi Oke

Dec 28, 2012

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