What Fracking Means for Southeast Asia

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Despite the rhetoric, Southeast Asian governments have been slow to tap their oil reserves. Fracking could make progress even slower.

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  1. Great comment Rick. Please see my blog for the big picture of what is going on in the natural gas revolution. Natural gas is the future of energy. It is replacing dirty old coal plants...
    Ron Wagner RN, MA
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