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Letter to the Editor: It's Time For a Public Debate on Fracking

We need honest, legitimate debate between PXP and Culver City residents; not hysteria ginned up to scare the public by anti-oil fanatics.

The oil companies don't like me because I want to tax them to get money for our schools, and the anti-oil fanatics don't like me because I raise questions about their agenda and misleading pseudo-environmentalists talking about the 8000 feet underground.

I would like to see a public debate between PXP and the people of Culver City where the anti-fracking people present their evidence and PXP is given a chance to present its evidence. I think it is a joke to hold so-called workshops where only one side is presented. 

I publicly approved of the settlement made by the City Council and PXP even though I thought the millions of dollars spent on the lawsuit was unnecessary. We need a public debate before the City tries to ban fracking and spends millions more on lawsuits that taxpayers can't afford.

We need honest legitimate debate, not hysteria ginned up to scare the public by anti-oil fanatics.

Sincerely,

Robert Zirgulis

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...