Gov. Brown Conspires With Oil Companies; Lawsuit Filed

[Damien Luzzo]

​​Hey Everyone,

In case you missed the latest California "Watergate" scandal, you need to read this: 

"The RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) lawsuit claims that the defendants began to “conspire” back in 2010. Governor Jerry Brown in November of 2011 fired DOGGR Elena Miller, his top oil industry regulator, because she insisted on engineering and geologic studies before issuing permits for wastewater injection wells. Avoiding the costs of such studies and in turn more expensive disposal methods would mean big savings to the oil industry in Kern County. Miller also required testing at drilling sites to prove that waste would be contained. The governor replaced Miller with Timothy Kustic, who said the division would develop a “more flexible approach” to the permitting process, relying on historical records from worksites rather than new testing, according to a report from the California Department of Conservation..." --> "As a result, permit approvals went from the typical 50 permits a year to 1,575 permits in 2012 alone..."

​Read the full article here: http://bit.ly/1FDKaxo

Best,

Damien Luzzo

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