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Oregonian: Recent earthquakes in Sherwood, California and Chile are part of a natural fluctuations, scientists say
2014-04-10 16:28:57| PortlandOnline
News story posted to oregonlive.com April 8, 2014.
Proposal for California Fracking Moratorium Advances in State Senate
2014-04-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A bill that would place a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in oil drilling in California was approved by a state Senate panel on Tuesday. The measure was passed by a bare majority of five votes by the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee after some Democrats abstained and Chairwoman Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) provided a courtesy vote to keep the issue alive for more discussions that could end up changing the bill. Fracking involves pumping water and chemicals...
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California County Could be State's First to Ban Fracking
2014-04-10 03:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New America Media: A majority on the Butte County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to draft an ordinance that would ban fracking, a step that could place this county at the vanguard of a grass-roots movement to halt the practice. In a surprisingly unscripted move, the supervisors voted 4-1 to consider a comprehensive fracking ban after county staffers research how best this can be done. The vote was applauded by dozens of anti-fracking activists, many of whom had spoken in favor of the more moderate measure that...
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Billionaire environmentalist wants California to enact 'extraction tax' on energy companies
2014-04-09 09:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer is lobbying for a new law in California that would force energy companies to share as much as $2 billion of the states oil wealth with residents. The proceeds would come from an extraction tax -- fees producers would pay on their crude oil output. Similar taxes already exist in most major drilling states such as Texas and North Dakota, with California a longtime holdout. The tax might be used to pay a dividend directly to California residents, such...
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California Legislature Debates Fracking Moratorium
2014-04-09 08:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KPBS: Most hydraulic fracturing in California is done to extract to oil in areas like this field in Kern County. A California senate committee has moved a bill forward that would place a moratorium on fracking. The move comes less than a year after the passage of legislation that regulates the oil-extraction process. Senate Bill 4 put several fracking regulations in place for the oil industry. SB4 also requires a study analyzing the health and safety risks of fracking. At the committee hearing, oil...
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