Apr 13, 2017
A recent lawsuit filed led by the NRDC is asking the courts to force gas companies to disclose fracking fluid trade secrets which are already widely known.
http://naturalgasnow.org/bogus-lawsuit-expose-trade-secret-fracking-fluid/
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A recent lawsuit filed led by the NRDC is asking the courts to force gas companies to disclose fracking fluid trade secrets which are already widely known.
http://naturalgasnow.org/bogus-lawsuit-expose-trade-secret-fracking-fluid/
Fracking Companies Have Been Getting Worse About Disclosing the Chemicals They Use
Fracking Companies Have Been Getting Worse About Disclosing the Chemicals They Use
Natasha Geiling | ThinkProgress | Reader Supported News | November 27, 2015
ant to know what chemicals energy companies use in their hydraulic fracking operations? Turns out it’s getting harder and harder to answer that question.
According to a new study published in the journal Energy Policy, fracking companies have become less forthcomingsince 2013 about the chemicals used in their…
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Since 2013, energy companies that report their hydraulic fracturing chemicals to the FracFocus website have become less forthcoming, increasingly citing the use of proprietary compounds to limit disclosure, according to a new study from the journal Energy Policy. The paper, written by two Harvard University researchers, is the most comprehensive analysis of FracFocus to date. They examined more than 96,000 disclosure forms filed between March 2011 and April 2015, highlighting trends and offering suggestions to improve the site's accuracy and completeness.
Excerpt:
FracFocus is the nation's largest dataset on chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. It was launched in 2011 as a voluntary tool for oil and gas operators, and later adopted by individual states to fulfill their chemical disclosure regulations. More than 20 states currently require companies to report the fracking compounds they use, through FracFocus.
The secrecy surrounding fracking chemicals, and the proprietary mixtures used to create special fracking "products," have long been at the forefront of the debate over fracking's public health impacts.
Corresponding author Kate Konschnik, director of Harvard Law School's Environmental Policy Initiative, said she was surprised to find that operators are increasingly unwilling to disclose chemicals. Konschnik said she had expected to find a "growing comfort level" as more states moved toward adopting FracFocus as a regulatory portal.
Instead, the study found a 16.5 percent withholding rate on forms filed between 2013 and April 2015, compared to 11 percent in an Environmental Protection Agency analysis between 2011 and 2013.
Californian Frackers Use 197 unique Chemicals
Californian Frackers Use 197 unique Chemicals
A new report disclosed the state’s oil companies have used carcinogens & chemicals causing reproductive harm. Californian Frackers Use 197 unique Chemicals.
Originally Published on Indybay.org & Daily KOS
By Dan Bacher
For the past several years, Catherine Reheis-Boyd, the President of the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), and other oil industry representatives have claimed that…
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Does Ernst & Young’s LNG Report Vindicate BC?
Does Ernst & Young’s LNG Report Vindicate BC?
By Roy L Hales
There are credible experts who believe that, with proper regulation and enforcement, it is possible to have a trustworthy fracking industry. They also say it does not yet exist in North America. Personally, I think the industry is out of control and BC’s government is desperate to get in bed with it. Last week the government released a report from Ernst & Young (EY) which the…
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Fracking Regulations Causing Split Reactions
Fracking Regulations Causing Split Reactions
March 23, 2015
LANDsds Sustainable Voice News
Natural Gas standards are being tightened. The regulation proposed by President Obama has caused a split for pundits and advocates. “The US Interior Department on Friday released final standards for hydraulic fracturingon public and American Indian lands. The department says the new rules will improve safety and help protect groundwater by…
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