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North Carolina

mmonk

(52,589 posts) Thu Jun 5, 2014, 05:49 PM Jun 2014

State-sponsored drilling is expected to get underway this fall in Eastern North Carolina as part of a $550,000 state effort approved last year to help the energy industry assess fracking prospects here.

http://piedmontearthfirst.org/2014/06/05/nc-to-start-test-drilling-for-natural-gas-to-lure-energy-industry/