Fracking tracking: NCPA following anti-frac efforts
July 30, 2015 | By
Barbara Vergetis Lundin
The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) has launched a new fracking tracking mechanism.
The map tracks hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" bans, restrictions and other government action against what it calls a "revolutionary technique" used to enhance U.S. oil and gas production. The map will be an ongoing project that tracks the status of federal, state, and local efforts to restrict fracking across the United States. "Fracking bans and prohibitive fracking regulations are a threat to this country's economic recovery and superpower status," said NCPA Executive Vice President and COO Jacki Pick. "Enhanced energy production through fracking can help the U.S. revive its economy with unprecedented growth, greatly reduce the national debt and trade deficit, and insure that we maintain our influence on the world stage." Fracking, combined with advanced drilling, Pick contends, is how the United States became a top natural gas and oil producer in just the past few years. "Campaigns to ban fracking too often are based on questionable research, and are progressively choking development in exchange for illusory benefit," said Pick. "While many Americans have heard of isolated anti-frac campaigns, few are aware of the hundreds of successful anti-frac[k]ing efforts that have swept the nation. This map gives a comprehensive view of that activism and the full breadth of the threat it poses to our economy and energy security." The NCPA will continue to update the map as new anti-frac restrictions arise across the country. For more: © 2015 FierceMarkets, a division of Questex, LLC. All rights reserved. http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/fracking-tracking-ncpa-following-anti-frac-efforts/2015-07-30 |