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John Sarbanes: “The industry is presenting it as holding great promise as a kind of bridge from traditional conventional sources of…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2011
The industry is presenting it as holding great promise as a kind of bridge from traditional conventional sources of energy to, you know, renewable energy sources.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes discusses the potential of hydraulic fracturing as a transition to renewable energy.

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