http://www.civitasreview.com/environment/nc-senators-determined-to-jump-start-fracking/ The Blog of the Civitas Institute Sat, 25 May 2013 09:46:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.civitasreview.com/environment/nc-senators-determined-to-jump-start-fracking/comment-page-1/#comment-7176 NC lawmaker seeks to jump-start fracking exploration « Watchdog News Thu, 31 May 2012 18:57:33 +0000 http://www.nccivitas.org/civitasreview/?p=13020#comment-7176 [...] By Watchdog Staff  /   May 31, 2012  /   No Comments By Matt Willoughy | North Carolina Civitas   RALEIGH — A bill resurfaced in the North Carolina Senate to set rules and authorize drilling for natural gas under the surface of the state.   State Sen. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, introduced Senate Bill 820 in the Senate Commerce Committee to bring back an old panel and initiate an exploration into hydraulic fracturing. His bill would reconstitute the Mining Commission of the 1940s and rename it the Mining and Energy Commission.    Last year, the governor vetoed a similar bill.   Read the complete story at Civitas [...]

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