California county bans fracking, even though big oil spent big money to stop it.

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By Katie HerzogNov 10, 2016, 4:10 pm122 pts
In a rare bit of good environmental news, voters in California’s fourth-largest oil-producing county passed a measure to ban fracking and other fossil fuel extraction techniques. Proponents won even though oil companies outspent them 30 to one. “David beat Goliath in Monterey County’s stunning victory…

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