The following video is part of this week's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with Jason Moser and Joe Magyer, discuss the latest business news. The Wall Street Journal reports that academics, environmentalists, regulators, and industry representatives are reaching consensus that poorly built wells, as opposed to fracking, are to blame for some cases of water contamination. In this segment, the guys analyze what the news means for energy companies and identify four stocks poised to benefit from a wider acceptance of fracking.

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