Note that Brown released his new draft fracking rules on a Friday, which is a common government ploy to minimize news coverage. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Are you joking? Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:19:49 -0600 (CST) From: Brenna Norton, Food & Water Watch <act@fwwatch.org> Reply-To: Brenna Norton, Food & Water Watch <act@fwwatch.org> Organization: Food & Water Watch To: brookse@igc.org Food & Water Watch Food & Water Watch Food & Water Watch <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=l_GrETb9qsqIRymZeBhc0A> California's New Draft Fracking Rules Are BAD. Tell Governor Brown: weak regulations won't cut It. We need a ban! <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=X39ZKpI0wU9AJ9DXOW3idA> Regulations don't make fracking any safer Culver City Fracking Rally.jpg Me, speaking at a rally in LA Tell Governor Brown to protect Californians and ban fracking now! <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=421VMh5YVbdEPUp-y1H1fQ> Dear Eric, On Friday, Governor Brown's administration released draft fracking regulations. *They're a joke.* If implemented, they would allow oil and gas companies to frack all over our state, polluting our air and water. Tell the Brown administration that these weak regulations are unacceptable --- and nothing short of a ban will protect us! <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=FQA57k_eCyAlG_zxGi_9Lw> Since fracking is exempt from nearly all of our federal protections, it is truly up to the state to protect millions of Californians. But the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) proposed regulations just won't do that. The regulations will not: * protect a *single child* living near fracked wells from highly dangerous air pollutants that increase risks of cancer and respiratory illness. * protect a*single worker *from chemical exposure. * protect *families* from contamination of our precious water from the large volume of toxic wastewater that fracking produces. * protect our *planet* from moving toward *climate crisis* that will make most of our planet uninhabitable. Regulations don't make fracking any safer. Tell Governor Brown to Ban Fracking Now! <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=3MVfkKusnGDD0iWwtzQhgw> The agency in charge of the new regulations is asking for public comments on the new proposal. Let's beat all of the public comment record numbers to show that we will never let up. Submit your public comment today to tell Governor Brown to protect California and ban fracking. <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=wiuLaIHp0ZIYulX3yoodog> I have seen incredible opposition to fracking growing across the state. It's clear by the Governor's recent statements that he is aware of our powerful movement --- and he's on the defensive. **In the past few weeks, top scientists around the world have called on the Governor to impose an immediate halt on fracking. And Californians have been showing up to his public appearances to greet him with the message that climate leaders don't frack!* Governor Brown is trying to rationalize his policy on fracking. But he is definitely feeling the heat! **We can't give him an inch --- make sure he gets the message today!* <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=3cBJbuRYAPIJ7qUF3axN1g> Submit your public comment against fracking today: http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=1010 <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=7-WyzsOkRj7pRPPe_kbBew> Thanks for taking action, Brenna Norton Southern California Organizer Food & Water Watch act(at)fwwatch(dot)org Donate » <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=LhKsdYifpVsL7BtiAbDFSg> View Online <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=La9N6WjSRfFeow7LTI11dA> . Visit Our Website <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=NIENTceEgcNmi2UNFlxOug> . Contact Us <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=M3t1ad44u9TaKvCdqOS2kA> . Share This: On Facebook <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=d5xQX8MpBdHvigprz6OvQw> On Twitter <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=VEm-1Eh6-iM0i6ScZsNLGg> Food & Water Watch . 1616 P Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 . Tel: (202) 683-2500 Manage your subscription or unsubscribe <http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/CO?i=Fn99f4_euThsVDKQC0By90V-tZopP5x4&cid=0>