Fracking - where is it headed ?

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Newsmax
Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 04:29 AM
By Sandy Fitzgerald

Kasich-Backed Bill Keeps Some Fracking Compounds Secret

A bill that requires that companies disclose chemicals used in gas fracking
in Ohio still allows some of the compounds to be kept secret.<snip>

The Senate bill, backed by Gov. John Kasich,
will require that companies report most fracking compounds to the state,
unless they involve chemicals deemed proprietary or a trade secret.
In that case, the substances would only be identified by their chemical class.
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Trent Dougherty, a lawyer with the advocacy group Ohio Environmental Council,
said the bill will not inform the public what is being used in fracking operations.
“It will only spark more debate and more discussion about what is a trade secret
and what really needs to be held in confidence,” he said.