The California Coastal Commission objected Thursday to a proposal that would allow fracking at Platform Gilda in the Santa Barbara Channel.
In line with a staff report that recommended denying the plan because of California Coastal Management Program inconsistencies, commissioners unanimously voted no. They were concerned about with a possible oil spill, containment measures and aging infrastructure.
The proposal from DCOR LLC includes hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, at 16 offshore wells off the Ventura County coast…