Editorial: California Should Heed Obama Administration on Fracking
From the San Diego Union-Tribune:
The state Senate has rarely seemed as confused as it appeared last Wednesday. On a 39-0 vote, senators OK’d a bill to limit obstacles to economic growth created by excessive regulations in the California Environmental Quality Act. But the same day, on a 27-11 vote, senators approved a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing for energy exploration in the state until Jan. 1, 2015, when state rules governing the practice will be in place — rules that appear likely to be onerous by design.