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SB4 green lights fracking despite enviro protest
Even with a Democratic supermajority, the California Legislature was unable to pass several bills this year to ban hydraulic fracking. All fracking bills died in committees, or were killed during the legislative process — except for one. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill
Read MoreFracking survives CA Legislature — for now
July 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — After sitting through several recent marathon sessions in the Assembly, it was shocking to witness the powerful California environmental lobby lose its attempt to ban oil and gas hydraulic fracturing. For this,
Read MoreCA Boasts 2/3 of U.S. Shale Oil Reserves
JAN. 24, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Back on Dec. 21, 2011, Gov. Jerry Brown said at a Jewish Menorah-lighting ceremony, “Today’s miracle is not to find more oil, but to utilize the sun.” Brown was touting solar energy projects. But
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