The Boom (56 page)

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Authors: Russell Gold

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East Virgil prospect and,
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gas and,
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McClendon and,
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Marcellus Shale and,
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Mitchell and,
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New York and,
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Permian Basin and,
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severing surface ownership from,
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stealing oil and,
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Sullivan County and,
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well construction integrity and,
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Mining Bureau, Calif.,
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Mitchell, Cynthia Woods,
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Mitchell, George P.,
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background of,
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Barnett Shale and,
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Boonsville Bend and,
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Cambe and,
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energy change and,
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fracking and,
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lawsuits and,
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mineral rights and,
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old age of,
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on population growth,
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on regulating gas,
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on sustainability,
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water contamination and,
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Wise County and,
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Mitchell, Todd,
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Mitchell Energy & Development Corporation,
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Barnett Shale and,
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Devon’s acquisition of,
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finances of,
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fracking and,
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imitators of,
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lawsuits of,
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sale of,
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Steinsberger and,
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water and,
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Wise County and,
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Mobil,
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see also
Exxon, Exxon Mobil
Moniz, Ernest,
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moonlighters,
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Morgantown Energy Technology Center,
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Morris, Harvey,
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napalm,
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National Mining Association,
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National Public Radio,
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natural gas,
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abundance of,
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accidents and,
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and acidization of wells,
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Barnett Shale and,
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benefits of,
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Boonsville Bend and,
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Brune and,
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–64,
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Cambe and,
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carbon emissions and,
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Chesapeake and,
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climate change and,
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coal vs.,
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Cooke and,
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demand for,
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Devon and,
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East Virgil prospect and,
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electricity and,
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energy trading and,
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Farris’s research and,
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finances of,
see under
economics, economy
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Gold’s parents’ land and,
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green completions and,
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Grimes’s lawsuit and,
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and Gulf of Mexico,
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health impact assessments and,
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history and,
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independents and,
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McClendon and,
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Marcellus Shale and,
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mineral rights leasing and,

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