Water has been one of the key points of contention over fracking, both because the practice pollutes water with chemicals, salts, and radioactivity and because it consumes lots of H20: up to 13 million gallons to open a single well, according to an administrator on Texas Water Development Board cited by Bloomberg reporter Joe Carroll.

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The channel development unit houses its K-cup operations, as well as its Verismo single-cup brewers.

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