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Energy, industry, and the countryside / Michael Levi, Energy, Security and Climate, 17/07/2013http://blogs.cfr.org/levi/2013/07/17/energy-industry-and-the-countrysideI’ve argued frequently that shale gas and tight oil development can be done safely, given the right practices and the right rules to ensure that those are followed. Over the past month, as I’ve traveled and talked to people about The Power Surge, I’ve heard one powerful countervailing sentiment several times: Even if fracking is done right, aren’t we talking about the industrialization of the countryside? And is that really something we should accept?...