Obama’s green war on jobs and energy

Oil well in Sherman, Tx. (David W. Thornton)

In spite of acknowledging the need to wean the United States off of Middle Eastern oil, the Obama Administration, prompted by core supporters in the environmental lobby, is waging a job-killing war against two projects that would help the economy, produce jobs for Americans, and, perhaps most importantly, reduce our dependence on oil imported from unfriendly foreign countries.

 

The first issue is the EPA’s proposed regulation of fracking.  “Fracking” is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing, the process of injecting fluids, primarily water, into rocks to create larger fissures.  The larger fissures allow more oil or natural gas to flow into the well.  The process makes it possible to tap into previously unreachable oil and natural gas reserves.  The debate on fracking centers on the Marcellus Shale formation in Pennsylvania and Ohio and the Dakota oil and gas fields.  Fracking has also been used safely in Texas since the 1950s.

 

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