Thursday, February 28, 2013

Shale gas lobbyist urges UK companies to publicly disclose use of all chemicals

Guardian: A revamped lobby group for the British shale gas industry has responded to concerns over controversial drilling techniques by drawing up a set of guidelines encouraging companies to disclose all the chemicals they use in the fracking of wells. The United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) admits the rules are not binding but should act as a measure of "good practice" for explorers who have just had a fracking moratorium lifted by government, despite protests from the environmental movement....

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/28/shale-gas-lobbyist-urges-disclose-chemicals
Enclosure: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/2/28/1362073269452/Cuadrilla-shale-gas-drill-010.jpg

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