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Brother Buzz

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16. Umm, California has plenty of saltwater

Reply to Triana (Reply #8)

Sat May 28, 2016, 08:18 PM

May 2016

and in most situations, saltwater will work well, although I'd hate to see the rest of the toxic shit they use in their secret 'fracking cocktail' escape into the marine environment.

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California Back in Big Oil's Crosshairs as Feds Quietly OK Offshore Fracking [View all] kadaholo May 2016 OP

this makes me furious oldandhappy May 2016 #1

What could *possibly* go wrong? Moostache May 2016 #2

This is so disappointing passiveporcupine May 2016 #3

Jerry Brown wont oppose that, not sincerely reddread May 2016 #12

what is the obsession with destroying the planet as fast as possible? hollysmom May 2016 #4

I guess the plan is to strip the planet and then move into their domed city LiberalLovinLug May 2016 #21

Or something along the lines of Elysium. forest444 May 2016 #32

Hopefully this will be publicized quickly and widely through California. JudyM May 2016 #5

Bernie needs to make an immediate ad about this in California stuffmatters May 2016 #27

+1. How to get that moving? JudyM May 2016 #28

I'm thinking send news to twitters of Digby, Paul Rosenberg, Michael Hilzik for starters stuffmatters May 2016 #30

I'm not on Twitter either. Anybody else here? JudyM May 2016 #31

What the hell. onecaliberal May 2016 #6

this must be addressed - now! hopemountain May 2016 #7

California is STILL amidst a historic drought. Fracking uses MILLIONS of gallons of water Triana May 2016 #8

Umm, California has plenty of saltwater Brother Buzz May 2016 #16

Also I thought the SB area had a desalinization plant to bring fresh h2O during droughts Person 2713 May 2016 #24

Offshore fracking? What could possibly go wrong?! Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #9

I know, right? Crash2Parties May 2016 #22

That Obama-Hope and Change it is. jalan48 May 2016 #10

I think you are right. 840high May 2016 #11

folks in Santa Barbara area.... dhill926 May 2016 #13

Damn, Obama must want as much money as Hillary zalinda May 2016 #14

that was a stupid comment olddad56 May 2016 #19

Really, then why would he let this happen zalinda May 2016 #20

This is an example of the madness that is permitted because of Neoliberalism AZ Progressive May 2016 #15

What. The. Fuck. abelenkpe May 2016 #17

DAMN! elleng May 2016 #18

Fracking is one think... Jnclr89 May 2016 #23

Because???? freebrew May 2016 #25

FFS!!!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2016 #26

This administration's antipathy for wilderness and wildlife rivals the GOP's... villager May 2016 #29