'Not good enough': Some progressives unsatisfied with Gavin Newsom's fracking ban

[TexasTowelie]

After California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday he will use executive authority to force the state to stop issuing oil fracking permits by 2024 and end all drilling by 2045, some climate activists took exception to Newsom's timeline.

Fracking, or the practice of injecting liquid at a high pressure into underground rocks to force them open and extract oil, is widely considered to be harmful to the environment, and Newsom has faced pressure from climate activists to end the practice since taking office.

He stated in September that he "simply [doesn't] have that authority," instead calling on the state legislature to take action. Newsom did not specify Friday why his view on the scope of his executive authority has changed, and an oil industry spokesperson told CalMatters that companies intend to challenge the order in court.

Newsom's order drew praise from Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and billionaire Tom Steyer, but some climate groups were less supportive.

Read more: https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/California-fracking-ban-Gavin-Newsom-progressives-16124571.php

[JohnSJ]

1. So what's new. Hopefully, they won't let their idea of the perfect help elect republicans

[PortTack]

2. ☝️☝️☝️☝️

[SWBTATTReg]

3. I agree. I see in some areas too that efforts to 'defund the police' are still continuing unabated

and these misguided efforts to 'defund the police' are going to backfire and democrats are going to lose seats in the House, the Senate, and perhaps worse, the WH. We've already lost seats too, some say because of this misguided effort to 'defund the police'.

Even though 'defund the police' is somewhat of a confusing statement as to what it actually means, the republicans have been taking this and running w/ it, causing democratic candidates to lose seats in the 2020 elections (repugs saying that democratic candidates don't care for Law and Order, etc., etc., etc., causing seats to be lost).

We've made so much headway in recent years and in one fell swoop, this misguided effort to 'defund the police' is costing us the ability to lead the way in the House, the Senate, and eventually, perhaps the WH. There are many many issues that we all want to be dealt with, but be careful. Don't fall into repug traps and give repugs talking points to win over votes etc., otherwise, we might as well as wrap it up, go home, and forget that anything of consequence will be achievable due to this very misguided effort to 'defund the police'.