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A field philosopher's guide to fracking : how one Texas town stood up to big oil and gas /

The leader of a citizens' initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing in Denton, Texas discusses the environmental and health dangers involved with the controversial process and details how the grassroots activism plan drove the industry out of the town.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Briggle, Adam (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2015]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Hydraulic fracturing > Political aspects > Texas. Gas wells > Hydraulic fracturing > Political aspects > Texas. Oil wells > Hydraulic fracturing > Political aspects > Texas. Denton (Tex.)

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