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==Trade secrets==

==Trade secrets==

Each drilling company has its own secret recipe for the mixture that it uses to frac wells.  Each company claims that by adding chemicals to the water and sand mixture, more cracks will be made and a better flow of oil or gas will result.  There is a nationwide battle of whether the drilling companies can keep their recipes secret.  Wyoming was the first state to requiring drilling companies to file their list of fracing fluid ingredient with state regulators.  Environmental groups then sued to get public disclosure of those recipes.  On March 12, 2014, the Wyoming Supreme Court remanded the lawsuit to make the drilling companies prove that their recipes were protected "trade secrets."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/wyoming-high-court-remands-fracking-secrets-case-22883760|title=Wyoming High Court Remands Fracking Secrets Case|work=Associated Press|date=March 12, 2014|accessdate=March 19, 2014}}</ref>  The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) together with ExxonMobil have developed model legislation for states to adopt that would require the recipes to be filed with state agencies but withheld from public disclosure as trade secrets.<ref name=propublica>{{cite news|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/alec-and-exxonmobil-push-loopholes-in-fracking-chemical-disclosure-rules|title=ALEC and ExxonMobil Push Loopholes in Fracking Chemical Disclosure Rules|work=ProPublica|first=Cora |last=Currier|date=April 24, 2012|accessdate=March 19, 2014}}</ref>  The US Environmental Protection Agency cannot regulate fracking in order to protect groundwater, because a 2005 law exempted fracking from the [[Safe Drinking Water Act]], which controls how industries inject substances underground.<ref name=propublica/>

Each drilling company has its own secret recipe for the mixture that it uses to frac wells.  Each company claims that by adding chemicals to the water and sand mixture, more cracks will be made and a better flow of oil or gas will result.  There is a nationwide battle of whether the drilling companies can keep their recipes secret.  Wyoming was the first state to requiring drilling companies to file their list of fracing fluid ingredient with state regulators.  Environmental groups then sued to get public disclosure of those recipes.  On March 12, 2014, the Wyoming Supreme Court remanded the lawsuit to make the drilling companies prove that their recipes were protected "trade secrets."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/wyoming-high-court-remands-fracking-secrets-case-22883760|title=Wyoming High Court Remands Fracking Secrets Case|work=Associated Press|date=March 12, 2014|accessdate=March 19, 2014}}</ref>  The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) together with ExxonMobil have developed model legislation for states to adopt that would require the recipes to be filed with state agencies but withheld from public disclosure as trade secrets.<ref name=propublica>{{cite news|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/alec-and-exxonmobil-push-loopholes-in-fracking-chemical-disclosure-rules|title=ALEC and ExxonMobil Push Loopholes in Fracking Chemical Disclosure Rules|work=ProPublica|first=Cora |last=Currier|date=April 24, 2012|accessdate=March 19, 2014}}</ref>  The US Environmental Protection Agency cannot regulate fracking in order to protect groundwater, because a 2005 law exempted fracking from the [[Safe Drinking Water Act]], which controls how industries inject substances underground.<ref name=propublica/>

== Liberal science ==

== Liberal science ==

The same people that say man is causing [[Global Warming]] are now claiming that hydraulic fracturing is causing [[earthquake]]s and pollutes water supplies. Liberals are anti-oil and will do anything to stop America from creating more oil chiefly because of the atmospheric pollution it is associated with. Those organizations with an agenda and money will continue to spread lies in order to achieve a ban, despite the lack of evidence.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-27/fracking-s-earthquake-risks-push-states-to-collaborate.html Fracking’s Earthquake Risks Push States to Collaborate, Bloomberg.com, march 27, 2014]</ref> In 2015, the [[EPA]] ruled that fracking was not a hazard to water supplies.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419418/even-obamas-epa-now-admits-fracking-hasnt-harmed-water-supplies-jillian-kay-melchior Even Obama’s EPA Now Admits Fracking Hasn’t Harmed Water Supplies, National Review, June 15, 2015</ref> This didn't stop the Governor Andrew Cuomo of [[New York]] from banning fracking in his state.

The same people that say man is causing [[Global Warming]] are now claiming that hydraulic fracturing is causing [[earthquake]]s and pollutes water supplies. Liberals are anti-oil and will do anything to stop America from creating more oil chiefly because of the atmospheric pollution it is associated with. Those organizations with an agenda and money will continue to spread lies in order to achieve a ban, despite the lack of evidence.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-27/fracking-s-earthquake-risks-push-states-to-collaborate.html Fracking’s Earthquake Risks Push States to Collaborate, Bloomberg.com, march 27, 2014]</ref> In 2015, the [[EPA]] ruled that fracking was not a hazard to water supplies.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/article/419418/even-obamas-epa-now-admits-fracking-hasnt-harmed-water-supplies-jillian-kay-melchior Even Obama’s EPA Now Admits Fracking Hasn’t Harmed Water Supplies, National Review, June 15, 2015</ref> This didn't stop the Governor Andrew Cuomo of [[New York]] from banning fracking in his state.

The study frequently cited by advocates of fracking bans was authored by Cornell University scientists  Robert Howarth and Anthony Ingraffea which set high estimates on the amount of methane released during the drilling and development of gas wells that are fracked.  However, this study has been widely criticized by subsequent research.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2013/09/18/university-of-texas-environmental-defense-fund-shale-gas-study-unmasks-politics-of-anti-fracking-activist-cornell-scientists/#1a7417a37880|title=University Of Texas-Environmental Defense Fund Shale Gas Study Unmasks Politics Of Anti-Fracking Activist Cornell Scientists|work=Forbes|date=September 18, 2013|first=Jon |last=Entine|accessdate=May 4, 2016}}</ref>

The study frequently cited by advocates of fracking bans was authored by Cornell University scientists  Robert Howarth and Anthony Ingraffea which set high estimates on the amount of methane released during the drilling and development of gas wells that are fracked.  However, this study has been widely criticized by subsequent research.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2013/09/18/university-of-texas-environmental-defense-fund-shale-gas-study-unmasks-politics-of-anti-fracking-activist-cornell-scientists/#1a7417a37880|title=University Of Texas-Environmental Defense Fund Shale Gas Study Unmasks Politics Of Anti-Fracking Activist Cornell Scientists|work=Forbes|date=September 18, 2013|first=Jon |last=Entine|accessdate=May 4, 2016}}</ref>