The topic of fracking and its possible effects on groundwater continues to show up locally, nationally and internationally.
There was an article in yesterday’s Calgary Herald and there have been several other articles in the Alberta media during September.
Fracking pushback opens up energy firms
Fear of losing access to resources spurs firms to action
By Braden Reddall,
Reuters/Calgary Herald
September 26, 2011
John Pinkerton, who runs shale gas producer Range Resources Corp., has no time for fracking secrecy, and his notoriously tight-lipped industry is opening up a bit for fear of a regulatory crackdown.
Much of the public concern surrounding hydraulic fracturing stemmed from the scanty disclosure of the chemicals in the frac fluid that makes it all work. Oilfield services companies cite proprietary reasons for holding back their recipes.
"That whole competitive thing is the biggest bunch of bunk I ever heard, and I think the services companies ought to be ashamed of themselves," Range's chief executive told investors this month. "It has nothing to do with competitiveness."
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