By Gary Abrams
Re “King, the Idea Man, Was the First to Support a Ban on Fracking”
Dear Dr. Khin Khin Gyi, M.D., Ph.D.,
You claim that barely more than a week ago, Mayor Jeff Cooper maintained strongly that he would not support a local ban on fracking at the Culver Crest Neighborhood Assn.’s candidates forum.
Is Mr. Cooper changing his opinion on fracking as a political move to gain support from an idea that Christopher Patrick King has been advocating all along?
I was present at the Culver Crest Neighborhood Assn.’s candidates forum. It is possible that I missed something.
Fracking is the most talked about topic at all the forums we have attended.
The Los Angeles City Council recently voted for a fracking moratorium. This represents a first for an oil-producing city in California. The motion itself doesn't immediately enforce a moratorium. Instead, it directs the city attorney to draft an ordinance.
Other cities and counties, including Carson and Culver City, support a statewide ban or moratorium.
The city currently has 1,880 active and abandoned oil and gas wells, according to the state Dept. of Conservation.
Prohibiting such practices in Los Angeles would only go so far.
A Los Angeles Times analysis of data reported to the South Coast Air Quality District showed that fewer than one-tenth of L.A. County wells that have used acidizing, gravel packing or hydraulic fracturing are in L.A.’s city limits.
All four candidates for City Council in Culver City agree that fracking is not a good thing.
Campaigning is tough enough. Believe me, the incumbents have enough real issues that they have to tap dance around.
Mr. Christopher King is young. Probably with some seasoning become a real political force. He has made some accusations that proved not to be correct. Let’s just chalk that up to his youthfulness.
What is your reasoning?
Mr. Abrams, a candidate for City Council in the April 8 election, may be contacted at gabrams@ca.rr.com
