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Should Florida 'frack' its limestone for oil and gas? Two geophysicists weigh in

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imageFlorida's unique geology means alternative fracking methods would be used, but can aquifers be safely separated from injection wells? jsjgeology/flickr, CC BY-SA

Florida is on the front lines of a debate over the spread of the controversial drilling technique hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which raises a crucial question: are the state’s...

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