A novel water cleaning technology currently being tested in field demonstrations could help significantly reduce potential environmental impacts from producing natural gas...
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DOE says new water cleaning tech could reduce environmental impacts from shale gas production
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Interior mulling remote monitoring of offshore rigs
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Shell tries to calm fears on drilling in Alaska
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