Plans to export US natural gas stir debate

[Omaha Steve]

4. Take Action: Fracking Tell Obama: Keep Your Promise on Fracking! (E-action)

Please sign at the link.

http://therainforestsite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/trs/petition/EarthJustice-Fracking?Origin=ETE_051013_EarthJustice-Fracking_F

Dear President Obama,

During your State of the Union speech, I was glad to hear your promise that drilling and fracking for natural gas would happen "without putting the health and safety of our citizens at risk."

As the Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency prepare to issue regulations on fracking chemical disclosure, I am writing you to remind you of this promise.

Unfortunately, the proposed DOI rule regarding fracking on public lands does not require fracking companies to disclose chemicals before they are pumped into the ground. In its final rule, your administration must require pre-fracking chemical disclosure — a critical measure that would give nearby communities time to test and monitor water supplies for any fracking-related water pollution.

Keeping your promise to the American public is not only the right thing to do. It's the smart thing to do. The public is rightfully skeptical of an industry that demands so much secrecy. And if your administration's rules fail to make available critical information that will protect public health, it will only further undermine public confidence in this industry.

I know the oil and gas industry has been pressuring you to propose and finalize weakened rules. But I am counting on you to make the right decision.

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