by Michael Bastasch Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders recently told supporters in New York he would impose a nationwide ban on hydraulic fracturing — a ban that would effectively wipe out the $120 billion in savings Americans saw at the pumps last year. “In my view, if we are serious about safe and clean…
Michael Bastasch Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a long answer for all the situations she’s against hydraulic fracturing, eventually admitting there would be very few places where fracking is legally allowed to take place — a near reverse of her past stance while heading the Department of State. “By the time…
Michael Bastasch It’s another bad day in court for environmentalists trying to prove how bad hydraulic fracturing has been for the town of Dimock, Pa. A Cornell University engineering professor often used by activists to attack fracking ran from reporters after he admitted in court there was no proof drilling had contaminated Dimock’s drinking water. Prof. Tony…
Andrew Follett Anti-fracking activist Josh Fox endorsed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president Sunday. Fox, who directed the two “Gasland” films, is one of the most prominent public opponents of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and horizontal drilling. Fox endorsed Sanders because “simply put, Bernie Sanders wants to ban fracking nationwide, that’s his position.” He goes on to claim that “families…
by Andrew Follett Americans are enjoying cheap energy with the average price of gasoline at only $1.70 per gallon and natural gas near historic lows. Thanks to #shale & #fracking, Americans’ share of spending on energy fell to <4% in December, 3rd lowest level ever pic.twitter.com/9Syuy1NPyv — Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) February 15, 2016 In fact, Americans…
Andrew Follett Michigan Democrats want to celebrate Valentine’s Day by “breaking up” with hydraulic fracturing by introducing a bill to ban it across the state. Fracking “has become needy, sucking up a lot of resources and has taken too much control,” Michigan Democratic state Rep. Sarah Roberts, the bill’s sponsor, said during a Thursday press…
Andrew Follett The United States benefited enormously from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in 2015; but media outlets have mostly focused on headlines about earthquakes and aquifer pollution — neither of which have sufficient evidence to draw conclusions. From foreign policy to cheap domestic energy and even booming job growth, here are five key stories the media…
Michael Bastasch Wyoming regulators have found hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, did not likely contaminate water supplies in the town of Pavillion four years after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted its own botched investigation. State officials published findings Monday showing groundwater contamination near Pavillion was not likely caused by fracking, but instead by gas that naturally…
Michael Bastasch It’s been one year since Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he would ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, from happening in New York, and the natural gas-rich Southern Tier has been hemorrhaging jobs. While New York’s economy has added jobs on the whole, jobs are disappearing in regions where natural gas drilling would have…
Andrew Follett The legal system should be completely changed so that hydraulic fracturing companies can be sued without any burden of proof, according to a law school professor writing in The Wall Street Journal Sunday. “Oil and gas companies should be held liable—whether they have acted negligently or not—if their disposal of fracking waste causes earthquakes.” writes Blake Watson, a professor at…