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The Founding Father Of Fracking Has Died

Rob WileJul 26, 2013, 21:26 IST

HARC.eduGeorge P. Mitchell, the man credited with inventing modern hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, has died, the Houston Chronicle is reporting.

Mitchell had recently come out in favor of stricter regulation of fracking in recent years.

He was 94.