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February 5th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Energy security and diversification topped the bilateral agenda of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Sofia Sunday in the wake of a government ban on shale gas exploration via hydro-fracking by US oil giant Chevron.
“We are partners in helping advance Bulgaria’s energy independence and security and in protecting the beautiful Bulgarian environment. When we demonstrate that technologies are safe we pursue both goals at once,” the US top diplomat said after talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
Clinton will send her special envoy for Eurasian energy, Richard Morningstar, to Sofia this week for talks on “how we can be more helpful in protecting your environment and advancing your energy security goals.”
Russia’s Gazprom chief executive Alexey Miller is also due to travel to Sofia this week.
Bulgaria is almost totally dependent on Russia for its supplies of natural gas and oil and the United States has always supported the country’s efforts to wean itself off Russia’s energy orb.
A senior US State Department official commented Sunday that economically dependent countries are usually also politically dependent.
Massive opposition from the public forced the Bulgarian government in January to withdraw a shale gas exploration permit it had granted to US oil giant Chevron and to subsequently ban the commonly used testing and exploration technique of hydro-fracking over environmental concerns.
Hydro-fracking uses high pressure injections of water, sand and chemicals to blast through rock and release oil and gas trapped inside. Its opponents warn the technique can contaminate land and drinking water and trigger earthquakes.
“Bulgaria’s nature and its preservation for the future generations always come first,” Borisov said Sunday, urging the US to provide Bulgaria with more information on the pros and cons of new technologies.
The government remains committed to diversification and this year plans to start linking up its isolated gas network to those of neighbouring Greece, Romania and Turkey, he said.
The Balkan country also supports both the EU flagship Nabucco gas pipeline project that seeks to bypass Russia and the Russia-backed South Stream pipeline for alternative supplies to Europe under the Black Sea.
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