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Panelists talk future of energy at Southern Governors Assocation meeting at Grove Park Inn

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WRAL reports on a panel discussion at the Grove Park Inn, where the Southern Governors Association is meeting for its annual conference:
New energy sources and technologies will eventually reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, but also may bring environmental challenges and conflicts over land and resources, energy experts said Saturday. ...
The introduction of corn-based ethanol, fracking procedures to release natural gas reserves, and the development of the Keystone Pipeline from Canada to Texas were among hot topics at the discussions. ...

Gary Doer, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., told the governors to consider his country's oil reserves a reliable alternative energy option for the U.S. Doer is a proponent of the Keystone Pipeline ...

Among the presenters was Richard K. Stoneburner of Petrohawk, a company that removes natural gas from underground through a process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking ... Stoneburner said proper well design can reduce or eliminate water quality issues ...

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