Central Valley Mixes Oil, Water, Crops; New Oil Train Rules Opposed; Mark Ruffalo on Terror List for Making Movie

(Before It's News)

Central Valley’s growing concern: the mix of oil, water and crops. Using treated oil field wastewater to irrigate crops. [guaranteed disaster in many ways]

New oil train rules are hit from all sides. The regulations will phase out older tank cars and mandate new braking technology, but some critics called the changes inadequate.

Zodiac actor placed on terror list for opposing oil drilling method. Actor Mark Ruffalo was put on Pennsylvania Homeland Security office terror watch list for oil-drilling documentary.

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