<div class='node-body'><p>A recent University of Texas study, which claims to prove that the natural gas extraction process known as fracking does not cause environmental damage or water contamination, was led by a gas industry insider, <a href="http://public-accountability.org/2012/07/contaminated-inquiry/" target="_blank">according to a new expos&eacute;</a> released by the Public Accountability Initiative (PAI).</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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