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b'\\u201cWe have been fracking in California for 60 years and we have done it safely,\\u201d according to Paul Deiro, an energy lobbyist with KP Public Affairs. \\u201cWe believe in transparency, disclosure, notification.\\u201d The state is on the verge of a huge energy boom, poised to hydraulic fracture, or frack, across much of the coast and Central Valley. Signature of a new fracking regulation bill, SB4, has upset advocates and opponents alike. \\u201cInvesting in getting more fossil fuels out of the ground is just bass-ackward right now,\\u201d said Annie Notthoff, California Advocacy Director with NRDC. But fracking is already occurring, and the purpose of the bill was to create oversight and transparency, argued State Senator Fran Pavley. \\u201cWhat I\\u2019m trying to do is put a public face on this,\\u201d Pavley said. This conversation reveals diverse opinions on the state\\u2019s evolving fracking debate. \\u201cThis is not your father\\u2019s fracking,\\u201d Notthoff said. \\u201cThis is a new day.\\u201d Fran Pavley, Senator, California State Senate Annie Notthoff, California Advocacy Director, NRDC Paul Deiro, Energy Lobbyist, Western States Petroleum Association\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'