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Got anything else than name-calling?

• jasonlotito 13y ago
  It's coming from an account as old as the comment. Downvote and move on.
  • sp332 13y ago
    So did the article, for that matter.
    • Zaab 13y ago
      It was the first time I felt the I had something worth of HN, wither it be a comment or article.
  • Amadou 13y ago
    Story poster is also brand new. I don't see anything disingenuous in calling attention to the way the story seems to be white-washing the composition of fracking fluid. A little googling suggests the story's author is probably referring to just one particular formulation, Halliburton's CleanStim which Colorado governor Hicknelooper claims to have taken a sip of. But even Halliburton's own website shows some of the ingredients are considered hazardous. http://www.halliburton.com/public/projects/pubsdata/Hydraulic_Fracturing/disclosures/CleanStim_Pop_up.html http://www.halliburton.com/public/projects/pubsdata/Hydrauli...
    • maxerickson 13y ago
      Concentrated acids are hazardous to handle. A diluted acid is not necessarily an environmental hazard (depends on chemistry, concentration, situation, etc). Similar reasoning applies to enzymes (laundry detergent is unpleasant to get on your skin yet we wash it down the drain in pretty high volumes...). The (safe) handling of the fluid on the surface and integrity of the well are a lot more important than the makeup of the fluid (but still, why not regulate the industry to make sure they are not choosing the wrong balance between their profit and hazards to others).