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Marketplace Tech Report for Friday, August 24, 2012
Aug 24, 2012

Marketplace Tech Report for Friday, August 24, 2012

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Mitt Romney has announced a new energy plan he says will lead to greater energy independence if he's elected. The plan calls for states to have greater authority to allow drilling on federal lands within their borders. What would that drilling mean for those lands? Drilling technology has made huge leaps forward, but it's still drilling and still has impact.

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Mitt Romney has announced a new energy plan he says will lead to greater energy independence if he’s elected. The plan calls for states to have greater authority to allow drilling on federal lands within their borders. What would that drilling mean for those lands? Drilling technology has made huge leaps forward, but it’s still drilling and still has impact.

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