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July 12, 2016: Anti-Fracking Ballot Initiative

(18:28) MONTEREY COUNTY – Voters  in  Monterey  county  will  get  to  decide  whether  to  ban  fracking  in  the county.   That after  Monterey  county  supervisors  voted unanimously  to  place  an  anti-fracking  initiative  on  the  November  presidential  ballot. If  approved  by  voters  in  November,  the  Monterey  County  General  Plan,  the Local  Coastal  Plan,  and  the  Fort  Ord  Master  Plan  would  have  to  be  amended.     Fracking is the process of drilling into the ground,  and then using a high-pressure water mixture to release the gas inside rocks.    The process also produces waste water, which a group called  “Protect Monterey County” describes as toxic.

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