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Rediscovering Natural Gas
September 21, 2009 | National Public Radio

An article at National Public Radio explores how natural gas has been “rediscovered” in the United States. “The Potential Gas Committee, reported in June that natural gas reserves in the United States are actually 35 percent higher than believed just two years ago, and some geologists say even that estimate is too conservative.”


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