H.R.2766 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009

To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 as introduced.

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12/19/10
How US Natural Gas Can Expand Safely

Indeed, the EPA, prompted by bill HR 2766, recently began a major investigation into fracking and subpoenaed nine oil services companies to disclose the contents of their fracking fluids. While this is certainly welcome news, ...

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12/13/10
Failures of State/Federal Government in Protecting Communities and ...

The current 111th congress has let HR 2766 and S 1215 (bills that remove the fracking fluids exemption from the SDWA) stagnate in committee. NYS ECL Article 23, Title 3, Section 23-0303 removed home rule from local communities. ...

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12/11/10
Sierra Club Allegheny Group » Natural Gas in the US Senate

A corresponding House bill “Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals” bill HR 2766 is also stuck in committee. In their letter to Senator Reid the environmental groups wrote: “We believe that legislation that promotes such a ...

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11/29/10
Homeland Security Places The Hulk On Terror Watchlist | Far From ...

The FRAC Act, twin bills in the Senate (S 1215) and House (HR 2766), will require disclosure and monitoring of the chemicals used in Hydraulic Fracturing. To get involved you can contact your elected representatives and ask them to ...

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11/20/10
Gasland Trailer (Extended re-edit) | Invisble Empire

FORCE THEM TO SUPPORT H.R 2766. THE FRACK ACT. Do it now, before the price of water is like a 1000 times higher… Don't let THEM kill our future for PROFIT. PEOPLE IN EUROPE WAKE UP – POLEN IS BEING FRACKED ALREADY. TAKE ACTION! ...

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11/17/10
CBS 60 Minutes Segment: Shaleionares « Butner Blogspot

Very simply, S.1215 and H.R. 2766, The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act, would repeal the industry's exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act. Use this Sierra Club online action form email your member of ...

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11/16/10
Natural Gas Fracking Threatens Drinking Water (Video)

Very simply, S.1215 and H.R. 2766, The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act, would repeal the industry's exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act. Use this Sierra Club online action form email your member of ...

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11/16/10
The Untold Story « GDACC

2) Before December 31 meet with your incoming U.S. Senators and Representative to ask if they will sponsor or co-sponsor legislation like the current FRAC Act (H.R. 2766 and S. 1215) to repeal the exemption the gas industry has from the ...

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11/07/10
Mounting Evidence That The Gas Industry Is Polluting Our Water ...

They are also mounting a strong opposition to the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (H.R. 2766). It's not surprising that they don't want you to see “Gaslands”. Here's a trailer: ...

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11/03/10
Climate our Fraching IN - Politics & Current Affairs Forum

Twin bills have been introduced in the House and Senate (H.R. 2766 and S. 1215) to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to give the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to regulate the process of hydraulic fracturing and require ...

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11/03/10
Dimock Natural Gas Drilling | HoloWater.com - Create Your Own ...

Tell them to adopt in the Frac-bill (HR 2766) and (S. 1215). They are demanding a moratorium on the level of the eye state of flow, hydraulic fracturing compl? Ment? Can be brought arr t? FULLY. Pennsylvania, explained?, Please give ...

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11/03/10
Ugly Reality of FrackingMonday - Nov 05,2010

Companion legislation (S.1215/HR2766) – the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act – is currently before Congress to require regulation of hydraulic fracturing under t

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10/06/10
ok U S » Blog Archive » Congress to Investigate Safety of Natural ...

FORCE THEM TO SUPPORT H.R 2766. THE FRACK ACT. Do it now, before the price of water is like a 1000 times higher… Don't let THEM KILL our future for PROFIT. PEOPLE IN EUROPE WAKE UP – POLEN IS BEING FRACKED ALREADY. TAKE ACTION! ...

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10/03/10
Graham Spanier, Gasland and the FRAC Act

The first step in this direction is the so-called FRAC Act (HR 2766: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act; S. 1215: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act), which aims to repel the exemptions from ...

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10/02/10
Big Oil And Corporate Polluters Spent Over $500 Million To Kill ...

Opposition to a “Community Right to Know” requirement that shale gas producers publicly report on the toxic chemicals they use to “frack” rock to produce natural gas, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, H.R. 2766 ...

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10/02/10
Big Oil And Corporate Polluters Spent Over $500 Million To Kill ...

Opposition to a “Community Right to Know” requirement that shale gas producers publicly report on the toxic chemicals they use to “frack” rock to produce natural gas, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, H.R. 2766 ...

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09/29/10
Dirty Money: Big Oil and corporate polluters spent over $500 ...

Opposition to a “Community Right to Know” requirement that shale gas producers publicly report on the toxic chemicals they use to “frack” rock to produce natural gas, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, HR 2766 ...

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09/28/10
Oil companies and special interests spend millions to oppose ...

... Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, HR 2766 Restrictions on the use of oil produced from highly polluting tar sands Increases in energy efficiency and deployment of wind, sun, and other renewable energy sources ...

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09/27/10
Opinion: Follow the money (and the trail of oil)

... Opposition to a “Community Right to Know” requirement that shale gas producers publicly report on the toxic chemicals they use to “frack” rock to produce natural gas, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, HR 2766 ...

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09/26/10
Dirty Money: Big Oil and corporate polluters spent over $500 ...

... Opposition to a “Community Right to Know” requirement that shale gas producers publicly report on the toxic chemicals they use to “frack” rock to produce natural gas, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, HR 2766 ...

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09/26/10
Act Green: New CAPAF Report: Big Oil & Friends Spend Over $500 ...

Opposition to a “Community Right to Know” requirement that shale gas producers publicly report on the toxic chemicals they use to “frack” rock to produce natural gas, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, H.R. 2766 ...

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09/25/10
Dirty Money

... Opposition to a “Community Right to Know” requirement that shale gas producers publicly report on the toxic chemicals they use to “frack” rock to produce natural gas, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, HR 2766 ...

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09/25/10
On the Threshold of a Fracking Nightmare

1) to recognize the leadership of longtime environmental warrior Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), who sponsored the legislation to conduct the EPA study, as well as the “Frack Act” (HR 2766) to regulate fracking; ...

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09/23/10
x At Last, The EPA Weighs In on Fracking -- Seeking Alpha

The agency does have some justification for taking a more active evaluation approach, because of the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act of 2009 introduced in both houses of Congress (S.R. 1215/ H.R. 2766). ...

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09/21/10
The Horrors of Hydraulic Fracturing | The Global Warming Statistics

Legislation has been introduced—the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (H.R. 2766), (S. 1215)—to both houses of the the United States Congress on June 9, 2009, that will help close the Halliburton loophole. ...

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09/21/10
The Horrors of Hydraulic Fracturing – EcoLocalizer

Legislation has been introduced—the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (H.R. 2766), (S. 1215)—to both houses of the the United States Congress on June 9, 2009, that will help close the Halliburton loophole. ...

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09/15/10
Dimock Natural Gas Drilling

Tell them to enact the frac act (H.R.2766) and (S.1215). Urge them to move towards a moratorium at the state level until hydraulic fracturing can be stopped completely. In Pennsylvania, tell your house reps. to approve house bills2213 ...

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09/15/10
H.R. 2766 [110th]: National Dairy Equity Act of 2007 (GovTrack.us)

17 Jun 2007

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09/04/10
Energy blogs » Blog Archive » Dimock Natural Gas Drilling

Tell them to enact the frac act (H.R.2766) and (S.1215). Urge them to move towards a moratorium at the state level until hydraulic fracturing can be stopped completely. In Pennsylvania, tell your house reps. to approve house bills2213 ...

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09/01/10
Mother Earth News Service - PickensPlan

Comment by Jeffrey Michael Paganini Captain just now Delete Comment The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (H.R. 2766), (S. 1215)—was introduced to both houses of the the United States Congress on June 9, 2009, ...

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