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Oil Is So Yesterday

We simply don’t need more locally-produced oil, especially of such poor quality that it requires hazardous extraction.

I live with my wife, and our dog, just a few miles from Cat Canyon and we want clean air and water every day.

CalGEM’s mission statement is to be applauded. Most residents must be pleased with prioritizing the protection of our public health and safety, and that of our environment. There’s simply no excuse for the oil industry to have a cozy relationship with you and undue influence in your functioning.

This county cannot be allowed to become another Kern County. No more sham environmental reviews that streamline the permitting process and shortchange environmental protection. We simply don’t need more locally-produced oil, especially of such poor quality that it requires hazardous extraction.