N.C. bill would make it a felony to disclose fracking chemicals
Found on EnergyWire on Friday, 23 May 2014
People who disclose confidential information about hydraulic fracturing chemicals in North Carolina would be subject to criminal penalties and civil damages, under a bill in the state Legislature.
The state's Mining and Energy Commission, which is writing the regulations, drew criticism earlier this month when it rejected a proposal on chemical disclosure under pressure from the oil and gas industry, the Raleigh News & Observer reported.
"If an individual who has not been designated as a recipient of this data gets his or her hands on it, there will be big penalties."
Halliburton and others simply have the deepest pockets, and politicians always seem to have empty pockets.