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CA Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Fracking Moratorium Bill
2014-05-25 09:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Kos: "The costs to people, homes and the environment remain unacceptably high, but we now also know that the projected economic benefits are only a small fraction of what the oil industry has been touting." In spite of the millions spent by Big Oil on lobbying in Sacramento every year, the California Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday voted 4 to 2 to approve a bill, SB 1132, to place a moratorium on fracking (hydraulic fracturing) in the state. SB 1132, authored by Senators Holly Mitchell...
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