Mark Cares, who has worked in shale energy exploration since 2010, explains why North Carolina stands to benefit as energy companies seek new options in the years ahead. Cares offered these comments during a Nov. 4, 2013, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
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