I assume anyone asking whether Matt Damon will influence the Texas Legislature is joking. twitter.com/#!/DaveFehling…
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Joshua Treviño (@jstrevino) December 18, 2012In a perfect world, we could assume such a thing. Alas, unlike NPR StateImpact reporter Dave Fehling, we live in reality.
Will #txleg beef up regs on oil&gas drilling? More public pressure because of #fracking and now a #mattdamon movie. stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2012/12/…—
Dave Fehling (@DaveFehling) December 18, 2012
A Matt Damon movie! The Texas legislature will be like putty in the anti-fracking celeb’s hands!
More from Fehling’s article on how Matt Damon’s “Promised Land” might force lawmakers’ hands:
Chances may be better this time around that the Texas legislature might actually strengthen regulation of oil and gas drilling by the Texas Railroad Commission.
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Part of the reason is oil and gas drilling is getting far more public scrutiny. There’s even a Matt Damon movie now bringing attention to the hydraulic fracturing technique that’s behind a massive surge in oil and gas drilling.
Yes. How could the Texas legislature resist the intoxicating influence of swoon-worthy Matt Damon?
Hahahahaha!!!! RT @jstrevino: I assume anyone asking whether Matt Damon will influence the Texas Legislature is joking. twitter.com/#!/DaveFehling…—
Michele Frost (@michelelfrost) December 18, 2012