Californians should support the Legislators' call for a federal investigation of hydraulic fracturing beneath the seabed floor off the California Coast. At the same time, the same Legislators should support a formal investigation into the many conflicts of interest that infested the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative, including the leadership role that a big oil lobbyist played in the corrupt process that was privately funded by the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation.
While I'm glad that the Legislators are calling on federal regulators to investigate reports of hydraulic fracturing on the ocean, it is imperative that also call for an investigation of the huge scandal of how state officials and corporate "environmental NGO representatives allowed a big oil industry lobbyist oversee what passes for "marine protection" in California.