In the wake of the Kern County Superior Court decision regarding the Starrh vs. Aera Energy punitive damages lawsuit of March 8, 2013; I find it quite interesting how hydraulic fracturing processes and water quality concerns have recently taken the "forefront" in California. I present the following links to three articles from the media which speak to this investigative trend:
U. S. Bureau of Land
Management Violated NEPA When Selling Oil and Gas Leases in California
(Jayni FOLEY HEIN; Legal Planet, 2013)
(Jayni FOLEY HEIN; Legal Planet, 2013)
Oil Companies Fracking Activities in Kern County Investigated by Water Board (BakersfieldNow.com, 2013)
Shafter Oil Well
Investigations Prompts Water Quality Concerns
(KGET.com, 2013)
I also include for your perusal three additional articles which discuss the recently damaged ExxonMobil Pegasus Pipeline in Mayflower, Arkansas; and its potential effects on the surrounding environment and the proposed Keystone XL project:
22–Foot Gash in Pegasus
Pipeline Puts Gaping Hole in Safety Claims
(John QUEALLY; Common Dreams.org,
2013)
Greens ask U. S. to
delay Keystone Decision after Arkansas Leak
(Timothy GARDNER; Reuters,
2013)
Arkansas Pipeline
Leak No Reason to Block Keystone XL
(Bob TIPPEE; Oil & Gas Journal,
2013)
N. B.: The deadline for Public comment on the proposed
Keystone XL project is
April 22, 2013!
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