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France to ban oil and gas exploration
AFP ^ | 23 June 2017

Posted on 06/23/2017 5:04:18 AM PDT by GonzoII

PARIS (AFP) -

France is to stop granting new licences for oil and gas exploration on the mainland and in overseas territories, Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot said Friday.

"There will be no new exploration licences for hydrocarbons, we will pass the law this autumn," Hulot said on BFMTV.

President Emmanuel Macron said during his election campaign in February that he was opposed to exploration for gas and shale gas in mainland France.

(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: europeanunion; eussr; france; naturalgas; oil; oilban; socialism
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Another reason to be thankful for the Trump victory!
1 posted on 06/23/2017 5:04:18 AM PDT by GonzoII
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To: GonzoII

“”There will be no new exploration licences for hydrocarbons,”

He was driven in a vehicle which consumes hydrocarbons; to a location to make this announcement.


2 posted on 06/23/2017 5:08:09 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (I don't want better government; I want much less of it.)
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To: GonzoII

Who needs that extra revenue? They can make that up with another 100,000 refugees


3 posted on 06/23/2017 5:08:46 AM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: GonzoII

Mamma always said: ‘Stupid is as stupid do-us.’


4 posted on 06/23/2017 5:09:40 AM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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To: GonzoII

Economic suicide! What other irrational policies will the man-child prescribe for France to help further its destruction?


5 posted on 06/23/2017 5:09:43 AM PDT by House Atreides (Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison.)
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To: GonzoII

France is on a path to return to the middle ages. The Muzzies will feel right at home, there.


6 posted on 06/23/2017 5:09:47 AM PDT by Howie66 ("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
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To: GonzoII

Sounds like Rush Limbaugh’s fictional advertiser Weemsco Tuna: they like the fact that other companies are “dolphin safe” cause that means, there’s more for THEM to use...!


7 posted on 06/23/2017 5:10:55 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: GonzoII

Then Freeze in the dark Pierre.


8 posted on 06/23/2017 5:11:00 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: GonzoII

Ah, is it not great to have potential competitors destroy themselves?

It will not hurt them since Francistan, rapidly becoming a Muzzie nation, will no longer need vestages of white supremacy, such as electricity and running water.


9 posted on 06/23/2017 5:12:41 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: GonzoII

Good ! A future very needy and reliable customer :)


10 posted on 06/23/2017 5:13:24 AM PDT by onona (i don't know what the reticent is)
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To: grey_whiskers

I often thank pius drivers (yeah, I know, Prius). Thank you for using less petroleum and driving the price down so I can enjoy driving my Ram 1500 longer and farther.


11 posted on 06/23/2017 5:14:44 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: GonzoII

They are going to build whale ships again! Back to the 17th century. Better give up toilet paper too! IDIOTS!


12 posted on 06/23/2017 5:16:03 AM PDT by New Jersey Realist (Be Nice To Your Kids. They Will Pick Out Your Nursing Home)
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To: GonzoII

The French expect that they will be able to get their needed oil and gas from their former colonies or other providers, like the USA. There is an oil and gas glut in the world right now, with the USA being the largest provider. It seems the French think there is no strategic threat to their reliance on foreign oil and gas providers. We shall see.


13 posted on 06/23/2017 5:18:02 AM PDT by DrPretorius
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To: GonzoII

geniuses obviously


14 posted on 06/23/2017 5:21:14 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: DrPretorius

Well, IIRC, France has 8 oil refineries. So they can do something with the crude. Why take a chance on having your supply reduced/cut off/made unaffordable though? This is nuts.


15 posted on 06/23/2017 5:22:07 AM PDT by mewzilla (Was ObamaThanks surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

“There will be no new exploration licences for hydrocarbons.”

Maybe they can run their economy on vichy sois.

IMHO


16 posted on 06/23/2017 5:22:13 AM PDT by ripley (ually to)
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To: GonzoII

anti-science
anti-technology
anti-industry
anti-commerce
anti-West

Pro-Monopoly

Leaving that oil in the ground is bad policy, it is a toxin that does not benefit the environment.


17 posted on 06/23/2017 5:23:17 AM PDT by a fool in paradise ( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
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To: GonzoII

A national policy of NOT exploiting natural resources. Brilliant!


18 posted on 06/23/2017 5:23:42 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Islam: You have to just love a "religion" based on rape and sex slavery.)
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To: GonzoII
The new French Green Transportation prototypes:

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19 posted on 06/23/2017 5:25:45 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: GonzoII

It seems the economic principle of Supply and Demand does not apply in France.


20 posted on 06/23/2017 5:26:02 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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