In the 2005 energy bill, largely crafted by Vice-President Dick Cheney, fracking was explicitly exempted from federal review under the Safe Drinking Water Act. As a result of this dispensation, which has been dubbed the Halliburton Loophole, drilling companies are under no obligation to make public which chemicals they use. ›

climateadaptation:

“Burning Love” The New Yorker, on Marcellus Shale fracking.

Seriously!? I can’t stand when “politicians” add these loopholes for their own self interest thinking they can do whatever the hell they want.
Fcuk Cheney and his friend Halliburton.

(via thegreenurbanist)

∞  11/29/11
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