Fervent foes devote their lives to fracking fight
Sunday, July 7, 2013 - 14:00
in Mathematics & Economics
VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) -- Big energy companies have been trying for five years to tap the riches of the Marcellus Shale in southern New York, promising thousands of new jobs, economic salvation for a depressed region, and a cheap, abundant, clean-burning source of fuel close to power-hungry cities. But for all its political clout and financial prowess, the industry hasn't been able to get its foot in the door....