Gov. Jerry Brown studying up on fracking

Oil companies are touting the controversial hydraulic fracturing method of extraction as a potential key to tapping previously unreachable deposits in California. Environmentalists are concerned.

Reporting from Goleta, Calif. -- Gov. Jerry Brown said Friday that he was taking a closer look at a controversial method of oil extraction known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," as he seeks to help California maintain its role as one of the country's top crude producers.

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