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Should the United States continue fracking?

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Whether the United States should continue fracking is hotly debated. Some say that fracking is safe and produces a necessary bridge fuel to get from coal to clean energy while allowing the U.S. to become energy independent. Others argue the U.S. needs to move immediately away from all fossil fuels, fracking is dangerous, and the U.S. should not stake national security on a market-dependent resource. For more on the fracking debate, visit ProCon.org.

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