And this is exactly why Im CRUSHED my CITY OF ANGELS is deteriorating at such a fast speed rate and I cannot for the life of me understand How did LA COUNTY allow such a horrific CIRCUMSTANCES to occur to their people: ballotpedia.org/Santa_Barbara_County_Fracking_Ban_Initiative,_Measure_P_(November_2014) Reports and analyses Center for Biological Diversity - Air toxics: Although there have been no extensive studies about environmental or health-related impacts of unconventional oil and gas extraction in Santa Barbara County, there have been in other areas. An analysis from the Center for Biological Diversity, Physicians for Social Responsibility — LOS ANGELES, Communities for a Better Environment and the Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment in June 2014 found that oil companies used MILLIONS of POUNDS of AIR-POLLUTING CHEMICALS in LOS ANGELES BASIN Neighborhoods.[28] “ One year after the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) began requiring the oil and gas industry to report the use of chemicals in certain well operations in the South Coast Air Basin, records show that oil companies have used 44 DIFFERENT AIR TOXIC CHEMICALS more than 5000 TIMES IN LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. The known air toxics most frequently used by oil companies in the LOS ANGELES AIR BASIC INCLUDE: CRYSTALLINE SILICA, HYDROFLUORIC ACID, AND FORMALDEHYDE. AIR TOXICS are those CHEMICALS considered to be among THE MOST DANGEROUS AIR POLLUTANTS because they have been proven to cause significant health harms, illness, and death. FORMALDEHYDE, for example, HARMS the EYES and RESPIRATORY SYSTEM and IS classified as a CANCER-CAUSING SUBSTANCE by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the California Air Resources Board. The oil industry has reported the use of MORE THAN 45 MILLION POUNDS— or 22,500 TONS — of AIR TOXICS in 477 HYDRAULIC FRACKING fracturing (“fracking”), acidizing and gravel packing operations in LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES SINCE MANDATORY REPORTING BEGAN IN JUNE 2013. Oil companies have also claimed “trade secret” protection 5,050 times to conceal information on air toxics and other chemicals used. The DATA also SHOWS that MORE THAN HALF OF THE FRACKING, ACIDIZING, AND GRAVEL PACKING EVENTS reported by the oil industry HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN 1500 FEET OF A HOME, SCHOOL OR MEDICAL FACILITY. [6] ” —Center for Biological Diversity, Physicians for Social Responsibility — Los Angeles, Communities for a Better Environment and the Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment[2 THANK YOU SANTA BARBARA FOR LOVING YOUR CITY THAT MUCH YOU ARE ACTIVELY CHOOSING TO FIGHT THE LONG FIGHT....YOU INSPIRE ME TO THE SAME FOR MY CITY.
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