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Fracture mining proposed for VA-WV

PostPosted: Sep 8, 2013 7:21 am
by peter febb
By the end of the month, the U.S. Forest Service is expected to decide whether to ban or allow the controversial method of drilling called hydraulic fracturing under the forest’s new, 15-year management plan. The decision will settle a raging dispute between conservationists and the oil and gas industry.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ ... story.html


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Caves shown as green dots.
Purple bordered white areas are forest boundries.
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If anyone has better border maps of the forest, please PM me.