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Wilms

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9. "However, the rule lacks a handful of basic public right-to-know measures."

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri May 4, 2012, 02:49 PM

May 2012

It would require natural gas drillers to disclose the chemicals being used after the fracking has taken place, not beforehand. This makes baseline testing of water quality nearly impossible, as local communities will be unable to know what exactly to test for.

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US wants drillers to disclose 'fracking' chemicals used on federal lands [View all] Eugene May 2012 OP

But that will hurt business' ability to make money at the expense of everyone else! AllyCat May 2012 #1

They don't need the message. ALEC and the Koches are framing that and the GOP has said it forever. freshwest May 2012 #6

I agree freshwest, but I guess I should have put the little sarcasm smily after my post AllyCat May 2012 #12

We are cool, didn't mean to sound like that was directed at you. freshwest May 2012 #13

With all the talk about too much regulation you'd think think May 2012 #2

How about forgetting Fracking Politicalboi May 2012 #3

But not in people's back yards? crazylikafox May 2012 #4

Could this be the reason for the so-called "Sagebush Rebellion?" KansDem May 2012 #5

EPA rules amended early in the Bush/Vader administration SCantiGOP May 2012 #7

And Halliburton is supplying those chemicals. mwdem May 2012 #8

"However, the rule lacks a handful of basic public right-to-know measures." Wilms May 2012 #9

How about EVERYWHERE...?! Earth_First May 2012 #10

If not for exceptions for the gas industry, the disclosure would be SOP PufPuf23 May 2012 #11

Vermont is prohibiting it arikara May 2012 #14

Vermont is right! burrowowl May 2012 #15

NJ Rep. Rush Holt: "Do Coloradans react differently to water pollution?" proverbialwisdom May 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author proverbialwisdom May 2012 #17