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PA DEP Chief Speaks to the Early Show About Fracking

Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer tells CBS news that natural gas migration has always existed in Pennsylvania’s private drinking water wells. The Early Show also interviewed Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon, who says the drilling industry did not understand Pennsylvania’s unique geology at first, but have since made changes to well casings. The piece focuses on two Pennsylvania dairy farmers who now have leaser’s remorse. Watch the entire 8-minute segment after the jump.

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