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November 8, 2019


Title: Texas Drillers Face Hurdles with New Ban Pledge
Topic: Fracking
Discussed by Charles Hernick
with Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (www.citizensfor.com)


Part 1 of 2

“What happens if the United States bans fracking?” This is the big question on many people’s minds. New guest Charles Hernick has some answers!

Charles is the Director of Policy and Advocacy at Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES)  in Washington, DC. For over a decade, Charles has worked at the crossroads of economic development, energy, and natural resource management across the U.S. and on the ground in over a dozen countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Has fracking enabled America to rank highest in the world in terms of oil and gas production?

Can America remain the world’s number one producer of oil and natural gas without fracking?

Do American oil and gas producing companies face the real possibility of losing the right to drill on federally owned lands onshore and offshore? Are they nervous about the 2020 Presidential Elections?



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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Texas Drillers Face Hurdles with New Ban Pledge
Topic: Fracking
Discussed by Charles Hernick
with Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (www.citizensfor.com)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Does fracking cause groundwater pollution?

Does fracking cause earthquakes?

Gasoline in California costs nearly $4.15 per gallon while the cost of gasoline in Houston hoovers around $2.00 per gallon. Most Europeans pay $6 to $10 per gallon. Why the stark difference in price?

Do elections matter?



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