Of nine companies the Environmental Protection Agency asked for details of what is in Hydrofracting chemicals sold for natural gas extraction only one company refused the EPA’s request – Halliburton. Now EPA has announced it was using a subpoena to Halliburton seeking the requested information on hydraulic fracturing. EPA’a xconcern is what these chemicals will do to drinking water where fracking takes place. When DCBureua.org called Halliburton we were told the company was only accepting email inquiries about this latest
This is curious since in late September, Teresa Wong, manager of Public Relations for the Company claimed to DCBureau.org that Halliburton would cooperate. In fact she sent DCBureau.org this statement by email:
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There was little doubt that most of those closest to Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who was fired by President Obama Wednesday, would leave with him – partly in a show of solidarity and partly because the new commander, Gen. David Petraeus, would not request their services.
Obama is sending up to 1,200 National Guard troops the U.S.-Mexico border and will ask Congress for $500 million for border security.
