[Occupymendocino] [Fwd: Governor Brown, this is bad.]

Thu Feb 12 13:04:38 PST 2015

Hi All,
I signed this petition. Please read and sign on.
Agnes
      Governor Brown allowed fracking waste to be illegally injected into
   protected aquifers!

   Tell Governor Brown:
   "You allowed the oil industry to illegally inject fracking wastewater into
   federally protected aquifers used for drinking water and irrigation during
   our historic drought. Immediately shut down all illegal oil waste
   injection wells, then place an emergency moratorium on fracking in
   California."

   Add your name:

   [1]Sign the petition â–º

   Dear Agnes,

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   Shocking news: An EPA investigation has revealed that, in flagrant
   violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act, California regulators have
   handed out over 2,500 permits to illegally inject oilfield waste into
   federally-protected aquifers â€“ many of which are used for drinking water
   and irrigation.^1

   Governor Brown not only knew about this â€“ he encouraged it.

   The problem goes back decades, but nearly half of the injections have
   taken place or been permitted by Governor Brown. In 2011, he even fired
   the state's top two oil regulators after the oil industry executives
   complained that mandated state environmental reviews were slowing down oil
   well drilling.

   Even with regulations, as long as fracking is allowed, public health or
   our precious water will be a casualty. This kind of regulatory corruption
   and abuse is exactly why Governor Andrew Cuomo banned fracking outright in
   New York state. Governor Brown must follow suit and stop fracking
   altogether in California.

   [3]Tell Governor Brown: Shut down all illegal oil wastewater injection
   wells in California, and impose an immediate moratorium on fracking. Click
   here to sign the petition.

   Since 2011 Governor Brown received repeated warnings from the EPA that his
   administration wasnâ€™t doing enough to protect groundwater from oil waste
   injection wells.

   Not only did he ignore these, he doubled-down for the oil industry.
   According to reporting by the Associated Press, in 2012 Governor Brown
   declared:

     "The oil rigs are moving in Kern County. We want to use our resources...
     our sun and all the other sources of power. It's not going to be easy.
     Thereâ€™s going to be screw-ups. Thereâ€™s going to be bankruptcies.
     There'll be indictments, and there'll be deaths. But weâ€™re going to
     keep going. Nothingâ€™s going to stop us."^2

   Thereâ€™ll be deaths!?! Nothingâ€™s going to stop us!?! Really Governor
   Brown?

   It is long past time for Governor Brown to turn the page from this
   stunningly dangerous and reckless approach.

   Hereâ€™s the reality: Governor Brown clearly supports fracking and has
   resisted our calls to ban it. But he is in his last term as governor, he
   will likely not run again for office, and he doesnâ€™t need to worry about
   pressure or future funding from the oil industry.

   This damning scandal, however â€“ and how he responds to it â€“ will help
   define his legacy. Making sure he hears our voices as this scandal unfolds
   is the best way we can make the case against fracking.

   [4]Tell Governor Brown: Shut down all illegal oil wastewater injection
   wells in California, and impose an immediate moratorium on fracking. Click
   here to sign the petition.

   In response to an EPA-imposed deadline, Governor Brown's administration
   proposed closing up to 140 of the roughly 2,500 illegal injection wells by
   October. In short, far too little, far too late.

   But even this appallingly inadequate response has prompted oil industry
   shills like the Western States Petroleum Association's Tupper Hull to
   complain that shutting down illegal injection wells would be an
   unreasonable burden on the oil industry.

   Our state's devastating drought, which has forced many communities to cope
   with mandatory or voluntary water rationing, may not give pause to the oil
   industryâ€™s dangerous thirst for profit threatening californians. But it
   should give pause to the governor who has been sworn to protect us.

   [5]Tell Governor Brown: Shut down all illegal oil wastewater injection
   wells in California, and impose an immediate moratorium on fracking. Click
   here to sign the petition.

   Thank you for fighting fracking.

   Zack Malitz, Campaign Manager
   [6]CREDO Action from Working Assets

   Add your name:

   [7]Sign the petition â–º

   1. Mike Gaworecki, [8]"California's Wastewater Injection Problem Is Way
   Worse Than Previously Reported," DeSmogBlog, February 11, 2015
   2. Ellen Knickmeyer, [9]"California permitted oilfield discharge in
   protected water," Associated Press, February 6, 2015

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