{"id":2314719,"date":"2024-07-27T14:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T18:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2314719"},"modified":"2024-07-27T14:53:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T18:53:40","slug":"kamala-harris-changes-course-says-she-doesnt-support-ban-on-fracking-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-changes-course-says-she-doesnt-support-ban-on-fracking-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris changes course, says she doesn&#8217;t support ban on fracking &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-changes-course-says-she-doesnt-support-ban-on-fracking-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2314719&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice \u2064President Kamala Harris has reversed her stance on fracking, now stating that\u200d she \u200bdoes not support a ban. \u200bThis change comes after she previously expressed strong support \u200cfor banning fracking during her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-finally-discovers-china-uses-u-s-media-to-attack-the-united-states\/\" title=\"CNN Finally Discovers China Uses U.S. Media To Attack The United States\">2020 presidential campaign<\/a>, emphasizing its negative impact on community health and safety. A spokesperson for Harris responded to criticism from \u2062former President Donald Trump, who had\u200c labeled her a &#8220;radical, far<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journalist-andy-ngo-brutally-attacked-in-portland-antifa-tried-to-kill-me-again-while-i-was-reporting\/\" title=\"Journalist Andy Ngo Brutally Attacked In Portland: \u2018Antifa Tried To Kill Me Again While I Was Reporting\u2019\">-left extremist<\/a>&#8221; and reiterated her former position on fracking. This shift in Harris&#8217;s position occurs as she seems poised to become\u200d the new Democratic presidential nominee following President Joe Biden&#8217;s suspension of his campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kamala Harris changes course, says she doesn&rsquo;t support ban on fracking<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1714751\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> no longer backs a fracking ban, a campaign official said this week, reversing her previous stance on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vice president<\/a> told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a> during her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-walks-back-promise-to-open-schools-in-100-days\/\" title=\"White House Walks Back Promise to Open Schools in 100 Days\">2020 presidential run<\/a>, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no question I&rsquo;m in favor of banning fracking.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And starting with what we can do on Day One around public lands, right?&rdquo;&nbsp;Harris added. &ldquo;And then there has to be legislation, but, yes, and this is something I&rsquo;ve taken on in California. I have a history of working on this issue and to your point, we have to just acknowledge that the residual impact of fracking is enormous in terms of the health and safety of communities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But in a statement to <em>The Hill,<\/em> a Harris spokesperson refuted those claims and attacked former President Donald Trump over his criticism against Harris, who now appears on track to become the new Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden suspended his campaign. <\/p>\n<p>The former president slammed Harris as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3098080\/trump-unleashes-against-harris-adjusts-campaign-biden-withdrawal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>radical, far-left extremist<\/a>&rdquo; and taunted, &ldquo;She wants no fracking,&rdquo; during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s false claims about fracking bans are an obvious attempt to distract from his own plans to enrich oil and gas executives at the expense of the middle class,&rdquo; the spokesperson said in a statement to the outlet. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Biden-Harris Administration&nbsp;passed the largest ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-leaders-reach-deal-to-fully-transfer-power-to-democrats\/\" title=\"Senate Leaders Reach Deal To Fully Transfer Power To Democrats\">climate change legislation<\/a> and under their leadership, America now has the highest ever domestic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>energy<\/a> production,&rdquo; the spokesperson added. &ldquo;This Administration created 300,000 energy jobs, while Trump lost nearly a million and his Project 2025 would undo the enormous progress we&rsquo;ve made the past four years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s stance on fracking will be an important issue in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-state-republicans-lead-democrats-by-six-points-on-generic-ballot\/\" title=\"Poll: State Republicans Lead Democrats by Six Points on Generic Ballot\">crucial battleground state<\/a> that is second only to Texas when it comes to natural gas production.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to the Harris campaign. <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1714751\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1714751\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris has shifted her position and no longer supports a ban on fracking, according to a campaign official. During her 2020 presidential campaign, she stated to CNN, &#8220;There\u2019s no question I\u2019m in favor of banning fracking,&#8221; emphasizing the need for action on public lands and acknowledging the significant health and safety impacts of fracking on communities. However, a spokesperson for Harris recently refuted these earlier claims in response to criticism from former President Donald Trump, who labeled her as a &#8220;radical, far-left extremist&#8221; at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina. The spokesperson accused Trump of making misleading statements about fracking bans to divert attention from his own agenda that benefits oil and gas executives at the expense of middle-class Americans. They highlighted that the Biden-Harris Administration has enacted historic climate change legislation and achieved record domestic energy production while creating 300,000 energy jobs\u2014contrasting this with Trump&#8217;s loss of nearly one million jobs during his tenure. Harris&#8217;s revised stance on fracking is particularly significant in Pennsylvania, an essential battleground state known for its natural gas production. The Washington Examiner has reached out for further comments from the Harris campaign<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2314723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamala-Harris-debate-2020.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36468,36450,5499,32438,36469],"class_list":["post-2314719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-energy-policy","tag-environmental-issues","tag-fracking","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-stance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamala-Harris-debate-2020.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2314719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2314719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2314719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2314719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}