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by googoogaga 2551 days ago
Not only this, he doesn't seem to understand fracking is not a new technology. Horizontal drilling is along with several others. It is these which make fracking ops viable.

Most people want to improve the environment. They way to do that is not legislating in controls on production because then we just import from ME and pay to secure shipping routes in that region. Instead, legislate in incentives to reduce demand (electric car subsidies etc.).

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The thing is that oil industry is actively lobbying the legislators to block any legislation that would reduce the demand.
Tesla also lobbies to get subsidies for his own industry. No clean participants in the energy market.

It's on the state to fulfill its obligations with the citizenry

Parent never said it's a new technology