Online Auction Allows Big Oil to Frack Public Lands for as Little as $2 Per Acre

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Sep 20, 2016, 12:43 pm109 pts
By Ryan Schleeter Have you ever thought to yourself, "I wish it were easier for fossil fuel companies to get their hands on public land so they can drill for oil and gas?" Yeah, neither have I. Unfortunately, that seems to be what the Obama Administration was thinking when it announced it would move auctions…

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Online Auction Allows Big Oil to Frack Public Lands for as Little as $2 Per Acre

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