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Progressives Should Cut Harris Slack on Fracking, Says Environmentalist

Democratic nominee no longer wants to ban the practice Pennsylvania is big fracking state that looms large in US race Bill McKibben speaking at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck.Photographer: Anne Riley Moffat/Bloomberg Progressive Americans unhappy with Vice President Kamala Harris’ about-face on fracking need to ease up, said environmentalist Bill McKibben. “Look, it doesn’t make me happy, but …

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Harris Understands Fracking Ban Raises Energy Costs, Industry Execs Say

Fracking site near Midland, Texas, U.S. August 22, 2019. Picture taken August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jessica Lutz/File Photo (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris understands natural gas prices will rise if fracking is banned, industry executives said on Tuesday, explaining their confidence that the Democratic candidate will not ban the production method if she becomes …

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Investors Turned More Bearish on Oil Last Week Than Ever

Investors were more bearish than ever on crude oil last week, deepening a months-long selloff that pressured prices to multi-year lows amid growing concerns of weak demand in top consuming nations. Negative sentiment swept oil markets so strongly that short positions on Brent crude overtook long positions for the first time, data from the Intercontinental …

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