Can a president ban fracking? Experts fact-check Harris and Trump's oil and gas claims
When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met on the ABC News debate stage this week, the vice president reiterated her changed energy position, saying she would not institute a "fracking ban" if elected.
The debate was held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania is a key swing state in the race with the second-highest oil and gas economy in the country.
"Let's talk about fracking because we're here in Pennsylvania," Harris said Tuesday evening.
Flip-flop? Harris under scrutiny for changes to past stances
Vice President Kamala Harris was once anti-fracking and opposed to former President Donald Trump’s tough immigration policies.
Now, it’s apparently a different story.
In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash this week, Harris was asked about the change in her stance on fracking. Fracking is a major industry and economic driver in the swing state of Pennsylvania, a state where Harris is up a slim 0.8%, according to Real Clear Politics’ polling average.
What is fracking and why is it controversial?
This article was published in 2022.
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique for recovering gas and oil from shale rock.
It involves drilling into the earth and directing a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals at a rock layer, to release the gas inside.
John Stossel Fact Checks RFK Jr.
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his campaign last week and endorsed former President Donald Trump.
I disagree with Kennedy about a lot. But at least he was willing to talk to people who disagree with him.
In my newest video, we debate.
Kennedy complains that mainstream media won't have him on—even to argue with him.
Voters in Crucial Swing State PA Are Not Buying Harris's Flip on Fracking
Voters in battleground Pennsylvania aren't buying Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s promise to not ban fracking, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The last time Harris ran for president, in 2019, she was a vocal advocate of outlawing the practice, saying, "There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking" during a CNN town hall. As a senator, she also sponsored the Green New Deal, which includes a ban on fracking. Harris’s new campaign, without explaining the candidate’s shift in thinking, said the vice president will not ban fracking, but...
Harris’ flip-flop on fracking frames fight for Pennsylvania voters
Once an advocate of a complete ban on fracking, Vice President Kamala Harris reversed course when she became the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee.
The 2024 election hinges on Pennsylvania voters. Fracking, the extraction of natural gas and oil from bedrock, makes up a critical part of Pennsylvania’s economy, supporting more than 100,000 jobs in the state, according to a recent analysis.
Major lithium discovery in fracking wastewater leaves the left facing EV 'irony'
The discovery of the potential for thousands of tons of lithium to be extracted annually from wastewater generated by fracking in the Marcellus Shale leaves proponents of a green energy future at a crossroads, Republicans said Thursday.
Researchers make massive lithium discovery in Pennsylvania
Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a large amount of lithium located in Pennsylvania, saying it could eventually supply more than a third of America’s needs for the mineral.
Researcher and study lead author Justin Mackey told CBS Pittsburgh in an article published Wednesday that the wastewaters of the Marcellus Shale gas wells could cover “somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of the current U.S. national demand.”
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Biden admin paves way to cease all offshore California fossil fuel drilling operations
The Biden administration issued a federal plan Thursday to remove all remaining oil and gas infrastructure located off the California coast once they stop producing.