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March 16, 2012

A Levy on an Underground Bonanza

Penelope Lemov, Governing Magazine


AP

New revenue streams are seemingly few and far between. That's one reason so many states have been considering online gambling -- and now, fracking. Hydraulic fracturing -- one of Governing's issues to watch for 2012 -- is being touted as a revenue bonanza for the 35 states that have shale gas potential. A survey by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Resources for the Future (RFF), which conducts independent research on energy and natural resources. . .

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