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June 12 State Fracking Meeting in Culver City Is a Time to Ask Questions

Fracking under Culver City has the potential to damage our homes and other local buildings.

The meeting on fracking on June 12 at 7 p.m. in City Hall--held by the State of California--could easily be the most important event ever conducted in Culver City.

Considering that fracking under Culver City has the potential to damage our homes and other local buildings; considering that fracking has been shown to increase the chances of a local earthquake; considering that fracking uses numerous toxins; considering that fracking would shoot massive amounts of toxic water at enormous pressure horizontally under Culver City; considering the fracking would create significant vibration; considering the toxic water--further toxified with oil--would have to be stored somewhere nearby; considering that the chemicals are expected to make the water under our city and elsewhere toxic--I intend to ask questions at that meeting.

I want to learn why the giant oil company PXP is planning to do this dangerous work here or anywhere, and why the State of California thinks this is perfectly fine.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Rona-Tuttle

Editor's Note: Letters may be edited for brevity and clarity.

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Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
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Ken Jones May 10, 2013 at 05:21 pm
Maybe more to the point, where does the methane (way more powerful than CO2 as a greenhouse gas)Read More release go from the fracking process, where do the "secret"and other cancer causing chemicals go, and who pays for clean-up costs, increased healthcare costs of residents nearby, possible increased earthquake damage, etc. and where does this oil go (we can't use it--too dirty--so probably China)?
Theodora Crawford May 10, 2013 at 03:09 pm
As I understand it, fracking wells "dry up" fairly quickly, which is why pressure to keepRead More drilling so urgent. Where do the jobs go after a year or so? Just a thought....
Adam Rakunas April 8, 2013 at 06:45 pm
This non-apology is a joke. Still not going spend money in Culver City, dude.
Marco Anderson April 8, 2013 at 01:51 pm
Steve Rose writes "I'm a responsible car driver and I look for the same from bike riders."Read More However I challenge him to spend his next long drive staying at exactly the posted speed limit. I tried this once driving from the Long Beach Airport to Irvine. And I was astounded at how slow this felt. I also noticed that in all contexts (Freeway, Arterial, and local road) I was the only one doing so. I didn't pass or pace a single other car for the full 30 minutes. So somehow I doubt that although he may be "responsible" driving he is a fully law-abiding driver.
Yosi Sergant April 8, 2013 at 09:30 am
(....continued) Mr. Rose, your heart might have been in the right place, but you asked the wrongRead More questions and alienated bike riders in the process. More important, the approach was simply confrontational and not reflective of the changing perspective (read: progress) of the broader city on bicycle riding nor of the amazing new life blood of the those who are revitalizing the very Culver City you love and have worked so very hard for. Again, I urge you to apologize (not clarify) and perhaps come speak to some bike commuters/riders and join us in making Culver City's road's, less territorial and safer...