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California’s Energy Transition from Oil State to Fossil Free: Introduction Part Two—Fracking

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California’s Energy Transition from Oil State to Fossil Free: Introduction Part Two—Fracking

Part two of the introduction discusses California’s recent opposition to fracking, including recent legislative efforts and regulatory actions.

Philip MacFarlane
Jun 3, 2022
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In addition to his sweeping policy goals on transportation, Gavin Newsom took aim at fracking, a well stimulation method that injects water and chemicals into difficult geological formations in order to allow subsurface oil and gas to flow. Executive Order N-79-20 stated that California “must focus on the impacts of oil extraction as it transitions away…

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