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U.S. presidential hopeful Joe Biden says he would not ban fracking
Reuters ^ | 09/01/2020 | Jarrett Renshaw

Posted on 09/01/2020 12:07:05 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Monday he would not ban hydraulic fracturing, a controversial method of drilling for crude oil and natural gas, if elected and called Republican assertions that he supports such a ban a lie.

The comment added a level of nuance to Biden’s energy platform, which includes an ambitious timeline for transitioning the U.S. economy away from fossil fuels and an end to new oil and gas drilling leasing on federal lands to fight climate change.

“I am not banning fracking. Let me say that again. I am not banning fracking, no matter how many times Donald Trump lies about me,” Biden said during a speech in western Pennsylvania, home to one of the world’s largest natural gas deposits.

Pennsylvania is a battleground state that could play a decisive role in the Nov. 3 election between Biden and Trump, the Republican president.

Environmental activists say fracking can pollute underground aquifers, an assertion the industry says is overblown. The drilling technology has touched off a surge in domestic oil and gas production, upsetting groups concerned about climate change.

The western Pennsylvania region, once a Democratic stronghold, has become much more Republican in recent years due partly to Democratic plans to phase out fossil-fuel energy.

Biden’s comments were a detour in a speech otherwise dominated by the subjects of civil unrest and the coronavirus, a nod to the vulnerability the former vice president faces as his party becomes increasingly hostile to drilling.

Biden’s position on fracking has at times been confusing.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: California; US: Delaware; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: biden; california; clowncar; delaware; energy; fracking; hydrocarbons; india; jamaica; joebiden; joeclowncarbiden; kamalaharris; maga; opec; pennsylvania; pittsburgh; searchandfind
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So, how is this NOT BANNING FRACKING going to play out with the Alexandra Ocasio Cortez and the Green New Deal wing of the Democratic party?
1 posted on 09/01/2020 12:07:05 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Paraphrasing the old joke: How do you know a liberal is lying? They’re talking.


2 posted on 09/01/2020 12:08:03 PM PDT by CatOwner
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Except for the multiple times in the last decade where he has been on record saying that he would dos o.


3 posted on 09/01/2020 12:09:10 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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After repeatedly stating he will. Including on the debate stage during the primaries and multiple times afterward.


4 posted on 09/01/2020 12:09:38 PM PDT by ocrp1982
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And if you like your doctor.......


5 posted on 09/01/2020 12:09:46 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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Wink wink nudge nudge.


6 posted on 09/01/2020 12:09:48 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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Joe just says whatever he needs to say at the moment hoping the fake news will spin it for him! And they never stop trying!


7 posted on 09/01/2020 12:11:26 PM PDT by Spok (All free men are equal only in their freedom; everything else is up to them.i)
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8 posted on 09/01/2020 12:11:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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He’ll say anything given to him after appropriate polling and focus group testing by The Party. On this, he is fairly reliable.

They are still working on erasing the previous 40 years of his records.


9 posted on 09/01/2020 12:12:37 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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He’ll say anything given to him after appropriate polling and focus group testing by The Party. On this, he is fairly reliable.

They are still working on erasing the previous 40 years of his records.


10 posted on 09/01/2020 12:12:38 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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He was against it before he was for it, or something.


11 posted on 09/01/2020 12:13:52 PM PDT by Will88 (The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
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That vegetable doesn’t even know what he just said. Much less does he mean it or not.


12 posted on 09/01/2020 12:14:57 PM PDT by albie
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13 posted on 09/01/2020 12:16:13 PM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................very)
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“U.S. presidential hopeful Joe Biden says he would not ban fracking”

it’s a moot issue because on Monday in Pennsylvania he said he would “get rid” of fossil fuels altogether ...

https://videos.files.wordpress.com/0hJDgrBk/gdop7jh1qgcazhnn_dvd.mp4


14 posted on 09/01/2020 12:16:22 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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Biden’s in a real quandry regarding his options.

1. Ban fracking:

Not too popular in a state he really needs (PA).

2. Will not ban fracking:

The looney left that make up a significant part of his supporters won’t like that. Some of them may not vote or vote for the Green Party ticket.


15 posted on 09/01/2020 12:16:49 PM PDT by Signalman
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Biden, “I hate pudding!”

Biden, “I want some pudding!”

Reuters, “The comment added a level of nuance to Biden’s pudding platform...”


16 posted on 09/01/2020 12:17:13 PM PDT by Rinnwald
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LIAR!!!


17 posted on 09/01/2020 12:17:22 PM PDT by Hattie
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Funny cause he said repeatedly that he would..oh well not his fault, he doesn’t remember what he did yesterday


18 posted on 09/01/2020 12:17:29 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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U.S. presidential hopeful Joe Biden says he would not ban fracking


19 posted on 09/01/2020 12:17:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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“I lied to win my primary. So Sue Me. Except I totally will do this if I’m elected, because I’m lying now”.


20 posted on 09/01/2020 12:18:04 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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