Sanders Applauds Ny S Fracking Ban During upstate swing ahead of april 19 primary, vermont senator hammers hillary clinton for her fracking gifts to chevron, halliburton, exxonmobil, and conoco phillips sanders applauds grassroots new york, calls for national fracking ban. Washington, january 31 – sen. bernie sanders (i vt.) and rep. alexandria ocasio cortez (d n.y.), together with sen. jeff merkley (d ore.) and rep. darren soto (d fla.), unveiled the first ever federal bill to phase out fracking nationwide in the united states. the ban fracking act would institute an immediate federal ban on all new federal permits for fracking related infrastructure and a.
Sanders Calls For National Fracking Ban With Eye On Clinton The As bernie sanders attempts an upset in new york’s april 19th primary, he has begun to increase his focus on the issues of fracking and climate change. and since the state of new york banned fracking in 2015 and a recent gallup poll reports only 25% of democrats nationwide support fracking this would appear to be smart politics. New york has been down this road before, and what we found holds true today — fracking threatens our communities, health and climate. it has no place in a state striving to lead the transition off fossil fuels. we applaud the assembly for moving quickly to ban co2 fracking, and call on the senate to get this done.”. Climate and energy. albany, ny – 115 organizations from across the state released a letter to governor hochul urging her to swiftly sign the bill (a8866 s8357) that bans drilling and fracking for natural gas and oil using carbon dioxide (co2) to ensure new yorkers are protected. the assembly passed the bill with a bipartisan 98 50 vote on. Sen. bernie sanders, i vt., on sunday called vice president kamala harris' decision to moderate her views on fracking and "medicare for all" "pragmatic," saying that harris is "doing what she.
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