The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which analyst John Reeves and senior analyst Mike Olsen discuss topics around the investing world.

John and Mike consider the ramifications of a recent article in The Wall Street Journal about natural gas. The piece pointed to an emerging consensus that faulty well design, and not fracking, might be responsible for groundwater contamination associated with natural gas production. Mike analyzes what this means for companies in the industry and mentions a couple of names he's looking at. The video concludes with a discussion of Mike's favorite company in this space.

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