Thursday, May 17, 2012

Vermont governor signs bill banning hydraulic fracturing

Vermont governor signs bill banning hydraulic fracturing
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20120516/NEWS03/120516031/-1/NEWS/Vermont-governor-signs-bill-banning-hydraulic-fracturing

"An anti-fracking crowd gathered Tuesday night in Albany, N.Y., for a benefit concert that included actors Mark Ruffalo and Melissa Leo and musician Natalie Merchant.

Somebody mentioned that Vermont was about to become the first state in the nation to ban the practice of extracting natural gas from shale. "The place exploded," said Chris Tate, an activist from Hector, N.Y., who was there."

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