Wisconsin Wants A Piece Of The Fracking Boom, No Matter Who Gets Hurt

Wisconsin Wants A Piece Of The Fracking Boom, No Matter Who Gets Hurt
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks at the second day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, Tuesday, August 28, 2012. (Harry Walker/MCT via Getty Images)
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks at the second day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, Tuesday, August 28, 2012. (Harry Walker/MCT via Getty Images)

The hydraulic fracturing boom that has transformed the plains of North Dakota into an industrial mecca observable from space is fueled by tiny grains of silica sand from southwestern Wisconsin’s hillsides.

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