From: Reuters
By Rory Carroll
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California fracking opponents aiming to
stop development of massive state oil reserves are focusing their drive
this year around the state's record-breaking drought, arguing oil
production would suck sorely needed water from farms and homes.
California assemblyman Marc Levine told Reuters last week that he
will co-author an upcoming bill that would place a moratorium on
hydraulic fracturing in the state, and said he will use the drought,
which could be the state's worst ever, to bolster his position.
"The drought is a game changer on fracking," Levine said. "We have to
decide what our most precious commodity is - water or oil? This is the
year to make the case that it's water."
A moratorium bill failed last year on a vote of 37 to 24, although
another bill requiring greater disclosure on fracking, including water
use, passed.
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