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The secrets drillers can hide about the fracking in your backyard

Grist.org -- Are frackers in your state allowed to keep secrets?

A new analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council shows that the majority of states where fracking occurs have no disclosure laws at all, and that those that do are woefully behind when it comes to revealing behind-the-scenes details of their operations. While the Obama administration has put some new rules in place, many decisions about what drillers are allowed to hide are left to the states; Interior Secretary Ken Salazar complained to Reuters that state-level regulation is “not good enough for me, because states are at very different levels — some have zero; some have decent rules.”

That’s a problem, study author Amy Mall said, because unlike coal plants and other large-scale energy operations, fracked natural gas wells are...

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Submitted Aug 02, 2012 By: Mudsprings

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drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,950 Points:753,185 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 4, 2012 11:24:27 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse LOL, so Grist cites a blog that cites the infamous NRDC, as their source for this fear and paranoia??? Amazing! You really have to laugh at the tenacity of the Eco-Imperialists! How about the facts: The Truth On Regulations
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,095 Points:1,623,180 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 4, 2012 1:04:41 AM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Incredibly, yes they are. The drilling industry and all the major eneergy industries love and thrive on this secrecy for all their operations and processes. What evil lurks in these shadows????
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,079 Points:1,449,300 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 8:28:59 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse Very unsurprising. When it comes to money and politics, US citizens loose to corporations every time.
qwerty17 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,655 Points:1,118,650 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 6:02:42 PM Ignore qwerty17 Report Abuse yikes.
glorioussnookie Champion Author Tennessee Posts:3,761 Points:699,370 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 12:06:29 PM Ignore glorioussnookie Report Abuse This is extremely interesting and very newsworthy!!!
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,008 Points:599,685 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:40:30 AM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Thank you for posting.
Metrolizer Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:2,015 Points:2,209,355 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:34:22 AM Ignore Metrolizer Report Abuse The graphic topic, “Are drillers required to disclose chemical mixes before fracking?” is interesting for the weasel condition, “before”. I noticed this, because Texas is rated, “No disclosure required”, and Texas requires disclosure. More can be learned about Fracking chemicals and regulations from FracFocus.org. [Edited by: Metrolizer at 8/2/2012 11:35:06 AM EST]
A2J Champion Author Richmond Posts:3,080 Points:603,925 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 8:51:29 AM Ignore A2J Report Abuse crazy
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,950 Points:753,185 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 8:01:44 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse LOL, grist and the NRDC, what a load of bull feces!
ktyson13 Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,546 Points:397,850 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 7:36:30 AM Ignore ktyson13 Report Abuse ok
sljbc475 Champion Author Tucson Posts:4,225 Points:873,350 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 7:16:47 AM Ignore sljbc475 Report Abuse Not enough inspectors to ensure it is done safely!
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Dodge_Me Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,214 Points:556,980 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 12:32:33 AM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse Hmm, states need to catch up
jrcowell Champion Author Wichita Posts:2,274 Points:482,795 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 12:13:13 AM Ignore jrcowell Report Abuse I wonder how many secrets Ken Salazar is hiding...
Fitwit Champion Author Stockton Posts:6,404 Points:1,356,845 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 12:13:11 AM Ignore Fitwit Report Abuse Ho Hum!
95Vette Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,525 Points:633,405 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 12:11:14 AM Ignore 95Vette Report Abuse Give the EPA time.. they will have their hands in it soon enough
RENEGADEGAS Champion Author Missouri Posts:14,918 Points:1,592,200 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 12:09:18 AM Ignore RENEGADEGAS Report Abuse Just more greenie weenie propaganda being spun out of proportion. Remember, the greenie weenies are most definately a small percentage of Americans. The only way they can gain ground is for normal people to pay attention to them. Just blow them off and ignore them. They will disappear before you know it.
GAWalv Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:10,883 Points:2,187,015 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 12:02:50 AM Ignore GAWalv Report Abuse The Interior Department needs to be shut down too, wasteful government spending, where is the savings?
Tenshot All-Star Author Quad Cities Posts:756 Points:1,777,345 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 12:02:14 AM Ignore Tenshot Report Abuse FRICKIN FRACKERS
kitty1750 Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,199 Points:470,675 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 12:01:01 AM Ignore kitty1750 Report Abuse very interesting article. Thanks for posting this.
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:7,559 Points:1,173,100 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 11:59:54 PM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse Give me the money honey! Rip up my backyard, who cares? Just as long as I have the money to move on.
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Z51Corvette Champion Author Austin Posts:8,490 Points:1,672,170 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 11:59:13 PM Ignore Z51Corvette Report Abuse Secrets always exist! This would be nothing new...
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:5,972 Points:1,276,975 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 11:58:44 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse Just the tip of the iceberg.
WIWalt Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:1,731 Points:415,770 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 11:57:07 PM Ignore WIWalt Report Abuse Thanks Have suspected we will pay the fiddler later at expence of our children & grandchildren if it don't kill them
TFowler513 Champion Author Memphis Posts:3,824 Points:1,414,860 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 11:56:02 PM Ignore TFowler513 Report Abuse This all could be a moot point!!!
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leemun Champion Author Utah Posts:5,539 Points:1,041,100 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 11:52:02 PM Ignore leemun Report Abuse Radical environmental propagandists disguised as a jokester site. They ain't joking with this article. From grist.com website "About Us": Laugh now — or the planet gets it. You know how some people make lemonade out of lemons? At Grist, we’re making lemonade out of looming climate apocalypse.
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EVBuddy Champion Author Nevada Posts:16,695 Points:3,032,570 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 11:48:44 PM Ignore EVBuddy Report Abuse Not in my back yard
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jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,084 Points:1,102,880 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 11:24:48 PM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse With the recent judicial trends, this probably means that fracking will continue without regard to safely until the courts fill with liability suits.
cheapchickKY Champion Author Lexington Posts:4,022 Points:797,265 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 11:23:55 PM Ignore cheapchickKY Report Abuse Not a fan of fracking and nothing is pushing me to change my mind. If local rules are more stringent than federal, that's fine.
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