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Book Title: Fracking the Neighborhood : Reluctant Activists and Natural Gas Drilling
Item Length: 8.7in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 5.6in
Author: Jessica Smartt Gullion
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Power Resources / Fossil Fuels, Disease & Health Issues, Natural Resources, Sociology / Urban
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Nature, Law, Science, Social Science
Item Weight: 9.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 210 Pages
