Wednesday’s Top of the Scroll: ‘Fracking’ Moratorium Proposed by Two Los Angeles City Council Members
From the Los Angeles Times:
“Los Angeles City Council members Paul Koretz and Mike Bonin are calling for a moratorium on the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking,’ which is used by energy companies to extract hard-to-reach oil.
“In a prepared statement Tuesday, the councilmen called fracking and its related processes a “major threat” to the city’s local water supply, air quality and private property. During fracking, oil companies add a chemical mix to pressurized water to improve oil and gas production in wells.”
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