Microsoft Office Outlook - Memo Style - Montana Board of Oil and Gas

Richmond, Tom
From: james arnold [jamesfarnold@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 6:17 PM
To: DNR FracComments
Subject: For: disclosure of fracking chemicals
Fracking offers a tremendous source for domestic (non-OPEC!) hydrocarbon fuels, and I'm all for it.
I am worried, however, at the Oil & Gas industries reticence to disclose its use of chemicals. This seems odd,
as if they have something to hide; recent incidents of tapwater contamination suggests that indeed there may be
some risks that we need to address.
We can face these problems if and only if we have good information. Let's adopt rules that require the Oil &
Gas industry to disclose the kind of chemical, volume, location, depth, and date of injection, and all do our best
to make this work.
Thanks, and kind regards,
jim arnold
6044 willow creek rd
helena, mt 59601
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