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Scalded Nun

(1,245 posts) Fri Oct 7, 2016, 10:29 AM Oct 2016

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Welcome, Britain, to the US way of doing business!

Does not matter if you say no, the government will let the fossils do what they like.

[link:https://thinkprogress.org/lancaster-fracking-appeal-76232dab8e55#.bvdcxqpk4|

https://thinkprogress.org/lancaster-fracking-appeal-76232dab8e55#.bvdcxqpk4

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Welcome, Britain, to the US way of doing business! (Original Post) Scalded Nun Oct 2016 OP

Do you really think that was invented in the US? DavidDvorkin Oct 2016 #1

According to my sources ... Yes GeorgeGist Oct 2016 #2

Not fracking. The government forcing what a business wants on a local government. DavidDvorkin Oct 2016 #3

DavidDvorkin

(19,505 posts)

1. Do you really think that was invented in the US?

Reply to Scalded Nun (Original post)

Fri Oct 7, 2016, 11:59 AM

Oct 2016

GeorgeGist

(25,326 posts)

2. According to my sources ... Yes

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 7, 2016, 12:34 PM

Oct 2016

http://www.shale-world.com/2014/03/24/fracking-invented/

http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/The-Real-History-Of-Fracking.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing

https://energywithjr.quora.com/The-History-of-Fracking-A-Timeline

https://www.bing.com/search?q=fracking+invention

DavidDvorkin

(19,505 posts)

3. Not fracking. The government forcing what a business wants on a local government.

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 7, 2016, 03:16 PM

Oct 2016

You referred to that as the US way of doing business.

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