Energy companies trying to abuse intellectual property law to block fracking research

Energy Companies Trying To Abuse Intellectual Property Law To Hinder Research Into Impact Of Fracking (via Techdirt)

While fracking is quite controversial, you'd think it shouldn't be controversial to want to get data and study the impact of fracking. After all, if there really isn't that much harm to it, then wouldn't that be good for the companies involved in fracking…