Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is upset with TV ads claiming he wants to ban fracking.
Mr. Biden said he only wants to ban new fracking on public lands and waters, and most fracking takes place on private property.
In Pittsburgh on Monday, Mr. Biden told his audience that "I am not banning fracking ... no matter how many times Donald Trump lies about me." However, Mr. Biden only has himself to blame for being vulnerable on the issue of fracking, a drilling technique used to extract oil and natural gas from underground rock formations.
During a CNN debate in July 2019, Mr. Biden said, "We would make sure it's eliminated," when asked if there would be a place for "Fossil fuels, including coal and fracking" in his administration.
During a debate in March, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said, "I'm talking about stopping fracking as soon as we possibly can. I'm talking about telling the fossil fuel industry that they are going to stop destroying this planet - no ifs, buts and maybes about it." "So am I," said Mr. Biden, adding: "No more - no new fracking." Mr. Biden's campaign later clarified that he was only referring to new drilling for oil and natural gas on federally owned areas.
Mr. Biden has been more cautious in his support, perhaps fearing backlash from Mr. Sanders and other leftists and progressives who favor an outright ban on fracking.
Mr. Biden needs to speak out clearly and forcefully about fracking instead of letting it languish in studies, which nobody reads.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Biden’s confusing stand on fracking
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