On the January 6th, 2015 edition of Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the fight surrounding the controversial oil extraction process. Some predict that New York's state-wide halt on the practice will pressure California to do the same - but Governor Jerry Brown is pushing to expand the extraction industry. In the November election, two California counties passed pre-emptive bans on fracking. So what's next for California's energy economy? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.
Guests:
Kassie Siegel, Senior Counsel and Climate Law Institute Director of the Center for Biological Diversity. She is the director of the Center’s campaign to stop fracking in California
David Baker, energy and clean tech reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle
Jason Marshall, Chief Deputy Director at California’s Department of Conservation
Web Resources:
Center for Biological Diversity: Fracking
Department of Conservation Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources
UC Berkeley: What the Frack? Lack of Info on Fracking Fluid is “A Pervasive Reguatory Failure”
KQED: New California County Fracking Bans Likely to Face Challenges
Sacramento Bee: California releases proposed fracking regulations
San Jose Mercury News: Fracking ban: New York decision puts pressure on California
Natural Gas Intel: California Fracking Rules Made Final, Effective July 1
Al Jazeera: California environmental groups call for tighter fracking controls