Consider fracking. This bill was a waste of time and your money spent in hearings, arguments and exploring for gas deposits. Because natural gas was abundant and cheap, fracking was not going to happen in North Carolina. Why on earth would a company drill into unproven and, at best, marginal reserves under those conditions?
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