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Home / Fracking-Irish-Republic / The burning of natural gas is considered less harmful to the environment than coal and oil.

The burning of natural gas is considered less harmful to the environment than coal and oil.

Source: 
The Irish Times (2015) "Arguments for and against fracking"
SourceURL: 
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/arguments-for-and-against-fracking-1.1891817
Issue: 
Fracking-Irish-Republic

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