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Home My WebLink AboutE-mail to BOS re Sierra Club on Fracking Sweeney, Kathleen From: Sweeney, Kathleen Sent: Wednesday, November 0,5, 2014 4:12 PM To: BOS Co; Hahn, Paul; Snellings, Tim Subject: FW: Good news on the fracking front.... Attachments: Sierra Club Ca on Fracking Bans and Big Oil Spendingpdf Board members-- Please embers—Please see the ernail below and attachment submitted by Grace Marvin. This will be included in Board correspondence. Kathleen Sweeney Assistant Clerk of the Board Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 Oroville, CA 95965 530-538-7643 "COU1,,JTY OF BUTTE E-MAIL DISCLAWER:-rliis e-mail and any attadwn(-,mt U,)cretc may oontain private,corrfirlential,and privileged material for the sok:wie of the intended recipient.Any review,copying,or distribution of this e-mail(or any att9chnients thereto)by other than the County of Butte or the intended recipient is strictly Prohibited, If you are NOT the intended recipien , please cx-)ntact the sender irnrne6ately and perrnanontly delete the original and any copies of this e-mail and any attachments thereto." From: g-marvin@comcast.net [mailto:g-marvin@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 9:57 AM To: Sweeney, Kathleen Subject: Fwd: Good news on the fracking front..., Dear Ms. Sweeney: Please share this good news with the Supervisors and their, staff. Thank you. Grace M Marvin Chico ............. .............................. From: "Phillips, Kathryn," <ka Xy -Is erraclub,oLg> th .q_rjiLi Lil rips a i To: QAL.lF--AQTlVl�I IY�-.,RRACLUQ.0RQ Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 9:44-29 AM Subject: Good news on the fracking front.,.. Hi Folks, The good news is that two of the three countywide fracking bans on local ballots won. The, bad news is that one failed. Across the board, the oil industry spent buckets of money, but still we made progress on efforts to halt fracking in California. See below a press release we just posted about the fracking news. --KP Kathryn Phillips Director Sierra Club California 909 12th Street, Suite 202 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph: 916-557-1100 x 102 Mobile: 916-893-8494 kathryn.phillips@sierraclub.org http:l/www.sierraclubcalifornia.org Like us on Facebook. Follow @SierraClubCA and @KPatSierraClub and @ProtectCA on Twitter. Sierra Club California's advocates give voice to the environment in the State Capitol. Our work relies heavily on individual donors. You can contribute by clicking here. Contact: Kathryn Phillips, Director, Sierra Club California Cell: 916-893-8494; Desk: 916-557-1102 Fracking Bans Win in Two California Counties, Fail in One Gross Spending Helped Oil Industry Mislead Public in Santa Barbara County SACRAMENTO—Voters in two California counties were able to overcome a Goliath of an opponent—the oil industry--and pass fracking bans yesterday by wide margins. Measure J in San Benito County passed with 57% of the vote, and Measure S in Mendocino County passed with 67%. However, Measure P in Santa Barbara County, which was very similar to the San Benito measure, lost after oil industry groups spent more than $7.6 million to beat the measure placed on the ballot by local grassroots groups. That spending ranked the local ballot measure campaign in Santa Barbara as one of the most expensive in the country. The oil industry's campaign relied heavily on advertising that misled voters about the measure's content, and outspent proponents by more than 20 to 1. 2 This election cycle was marked by extraordinary oil industry spending to influence elections in California. Oil interests ran independent expenditure campaigns against at least two Southern California assembly members, and one Bay Area candidate for the state senate. Oil companies also gained national attention for their efforts to influence city council elections in Richmond, California, spending more than $3 million on that local election. Oil companies also spent nearly$2 million to unsuccessfully challenge the fracking ban measure in San Benito County. Just days before the election, 7th quarter lobbying filings for the two-year legislative session were released. They showed that the Western States Petroleum Association(WSPA), the lead trade association for oil companies, spent more than $4 million to influence legislators during the period including July, August and September this year, the last three active months of the legislative session . That compares to $1.7 million the group spent during the Gtr' quarter. Statement by Kathryn Phillips, Director of Sierra Club California, in response to the Measure P loss: "Winning two out of three county fracking ban measures on the ballot in California is great news for every Californian who wants clean air, clean water and a safe future for the next generation. "We knew the oil industry would spend a lot this election. It has given every indication that it is determined to continue business as usual, and is unwilling to change its polluting practices, even as the rest of the world faces the extremes of climate disruption caused by continued oil dependence. And as we have seen by recent shutdown orders of injection wells used to dispose of fracking fluid in California, the oil industry is unable to conduct fracking without polluting. "History is on our side. Sierra Club members are inspired by the voters of San Benito County and Mendocino County, and the good citizens in Santa Barbara County who have shown such strong commitment to social and environmental progress. Fracking will end in California. This election shows that, in the absence of a statewide moratorium, Californians are prepared to force that end in their own communities." Sierra Club California is the legislative and regulatory advocacy arm of the 13 Sierra Club chapters in California, representing more than 380,000 members and supporters statewide. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tounsubscribefrom the CALIF-ACTIVISTS list, send any message to: CALIF-ACTIVISTS-si noff-re gest LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listsery Lists support site for more information: hftp://www.sierraolub.org/lists/fag.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: htt ://www.sierraclub.or /lists/terms.as 3 ^!tf� CAUFM r : November 5, 2014 Contact: Kathryn Phillips,Director, Sierra Club California Cell: 916-893-8494; Desk: 916-557-1102 Fracking Bans Win in Two California Counties, Fail in One Gross Spending Helped Oil Industry Mislead Public in Santa Barbara County SACRAMENTO--Voters in two California counties were able to overcome a Goliath of an opponent—the oil industry—and pass fracking bans yesterday by wide margins. Measure J in San Benito County passed with 57% of the vote, and Measure S in Mendocino County passed with 67%. However, Measure P in Santa Barbara County,which was very similar to the San Benito measure, lost after oil industry groups spent more than $7.6 million to beat the measure placed on the ballot by local grassroots groups.That spending ranked the local ballot measure campaign in Santa Barbara as one of the most expensive in the country. The oil industry's campaign relied heavily on advertising that misled voters about the measure's content, and outspent proponents by more than 20 to 1. This election cycle was marked by extraordinary oil industry spending to influence elections in California. Oil interests ran independent expenditure campaigns against at least two Southern California assembly members,and one Bay Area candidate for the state senate. Oil companies also gained national attention for their efforts to influence city council elections in Richmond, California, spending more than$3 million on that local election. Oil companies also spent nearly$2 million to unsuccessfully challenge the fracking ban measure in San Benito County. Just days before the election, 7tl'quarter lobbying filings for the two-year legislative session were released.They showed that the Western States Petroleum Association(WSPA),the lead trade association for oil companies,spent more than $4 million to influence legislators during the period including July,August and September this year,the last three active months of the legislative session .That compares to$1.7 million the group spent during the 6th quarter. Statement by Kathryn Phillips,Director of Sierra Club California,in response to the Measure P loss: "Winning two out of three county fracking ban measures on the ballot in California is great news for every Californian who wants clean air, clean water and a safe future for the next generation. "We knew the oil industry would spend a lot this election. It has given every indication that it is determined to continue business as usual,and is unwilling to change its polluting practices,even as the rest of the world faces the extremes of climate disruption caused by continued oil dependence. And as we have seen by recent shutdown orders of injection wells used to dispose of fracking fluid in California,the oil industry is unable to conduct fracking without polluting. "History is on our side. Sierra Club members are inspired by the voters of San Benito County and Mendocino County,and the good citizens in Santa Barbara County who have shown such strong commitment to social and environmental progress. 1~racking will end in California. This election shows that, in the absence of a statewide moratorium, Californians are prepared to force that end in their own communities." Sierra Club California is the legislative and regulatory advocacy arm of the 13 Sierra Club chapters in California, representing more than 380,000 members and supporters statewide. 909 12'11 Street, Suite 202, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 557-1100 • Fax(916) 557-9669 • www.SierraClubCalifomia.org