Friday, August 30, 2013

German beer makers worried about impact of shale gas Beer Purity

Because insiders fear will pollute the water hydraulic breaker method, thus affecting the purity of their beer, German beer manufacturers recently called on German President Angela - Angela Merkel (Angela Merkel) prohibit the use of hydraulic fracturing of  shale gas  exploitation. It is reported that, according to the German government's plan for hydraulic breaker law and regulations, although it will all have been implemented into the discharge of groundwater pollution, but on behalf of Anheuser-Busch InBev and Bitburger Braugruppe GmbH and other companies of the German brewers association (Association of German Breweries) or reject accepted.Ceramic proppant The association said that the proposal did not adequately protect drinking water safety, it would violate the country on beer purity law, and the law in Germany more than 500 years of history. Association spokesman Mark - Oliver - Hong Huozi (Marc-Oliver Huhnholz) on Thursday, said: "We are concerned that hydraulic breaker method will pollute the water brewing, while more than half of German beer makers are from the private exploitation of the mine water, which would threaten our very pure beer. "association has issued a letter to convey this concern to the German cabinet six ministers.frac sand companies Including German Environment Minister Peter - Alter Meyer (Peter Altmaier). Earlier, German Environment Minister Duarte Meyer said hydraulic breaker law concerning matters shall be made ​​by the state and local government decision.

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