Environmental
Jan. 10, 2014
Oil and water don't mix in California
On Jan. 7, nine lawmakers sent a public letter to Gov. Jerry Brown imploring him to impose a complete moratorium against fracking. By Tiffany Keith Ackley
As the phrase goes, "oil and water don't mix." That is particularly true when it comes to oil companies and California groundwater. Recently the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," which is used to pump oil out of the ground, has received a lot of public attention due to its potential impact on California's groundwater.
Fracking is the high pressure injection of a mix of fluids, mostly wa...
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