Fracking helping utilities reduce reliance on coal

ENN
Jun 23, 2015, 8:15 am20 pts
When you flip on a light switch, odds are, you're burning coal. But as the fracking boom continues to unleash huge quantities of natural gas, the nation's electric grid is changing. Power plants are increasingly turning to this low-cost, cleaner-burning fossil fuel.Bill Pentak stands in the middle of a…

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