{"id":2339220,"date":"2024-09-10T14:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-will-regulate-fracking-out-of-business\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T14:33:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:33:01","slug":"kamala-harris-will-regulate-fracking-out-of-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-will-regulate-fracking-out-of-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Will Regulate Fracking Out Of Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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-will-regulate-fracking-out-of-business%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=2339220&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>The article discusses Vice\u2063 President Kamala Harris&#8217;s evolving stance\u200c on fracking \u2063as she navigates her\u200d campaign for \u2064the presidency. Initially, during her first presidential campaign in 2019, Harris unequivocally \u200dstated her support for \u200cbanning fracking and offshore drilling. However, as\u2063 the 2024\u2063 election approaches, her campaign has distanced itself \u2062from\u200b those statements, branding claims of\u200c her supporting \u200da\u200c ban \u2062as &#8220;false&#8221;, a move \u2062perceived as politically strategic\u2064 to avoid \u2063alienating voters in critical swing states like \u2062Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>The article\u2063 outlines \u2064how, despite her denial of previous \u200cpositions on fracking, \u200cthe Biden-Harris administration has utilized\u200d various \u200bregulatory \u200dmeasures\u2064 to limit \u2062fossil fuel production since taking office. Under President Biden&#8217;s leadership, executive actions sought to end projects such as the Keystone\u2064 XL Pipeline, and his administration faced criticism for \u200cissuing fewer oil and gas leases than any previous administration since Harry Truman.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately,\u2064 the article\u200c suggests \u200dthat, while Harris has adjusted her Campaign rhetoric, the underlying \u2064policies and regulatory \u2063pressures that her administration would continue reflect a \u200dcommitment to reducing fossil fuel reliance, mirroring those of the current administration.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris can&rsquo;t give a genuine answer about her opposition to fracking because she knows doing so would cost her the election. <\/p>\n<p>In July, less than four months before the election, the Harris campaign revealed the Democrats&rsquo; new presidential nominee suddenly had a change of heart about the technology that revolutionized American energy. How convenient. The policy reversal came in the form of a campaign spokesman&rsquo;s statement to Beltway outlets such as <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/4795337-kamala-harris-fracking-ban-stance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hill<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/28\/harris-campaign-trump-fracking-ban-00171537\">P<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/28\/harris-campaign-trump-fracking-ban-00171537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">olitico<\/a>. The statement called former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s claims that she would ban fracking &ldquo;false.&rdquo; Trump, however, was only quoting Harris from her own first presidential campaign in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no question I&rsquo;m in favor of banning fracking,&rdquo; Harris <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/TRANSCRIPTS\/1909\/04\/se.03.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> at a CNN town hall.<\/p>\n<p>The network&rsquo;s Erin Burnett followed up with the related question: &ldquo;Would you ban offshore drilling?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; Harris pledged. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;ve again, worked on that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p>&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1817172559080681858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>FLASHBACK: <\/p>\n<p>CNN&#8217;S ERIN BURNETT: &#8220;So would you ban offshore drilling?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>KAMALA HARRIS: &#8220;Yes, and I&#8217;ve again, worked on that. HAHAHAHA&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This was 5 years ago today. Kamala can&#8217;t memory-hole this clip.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nTmBds3Zat\">pic.twitter.com\/nTmBds3Zat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1831307473346797695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Even if the vice president no longer supports bans on fracking or offshore drilling, she doesn&rsquo;t have to in order for a Harris administration to regulate fossil fuels out of business. <\/p>\n<p>The platform the DNC passed last month still <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/19\/dnc-platform-admits-a-kamala-harris-presidency-would-be-bidens-second-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorsed<\/a> President Joe Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;second term&rdquo; more than a dozen times. The Freudian slip might&rsquo;ve been an embarrassing miscue, but it was also a tacit admission that Harris is a vehicle for continuing Biden&rsquo;s policies despite her running as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/harris-trump-battle-change-candidate-000202063.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">change<\/a>&rdquo; candidate. Harris finally published her own issues platform on her campaign website this week, but portions of the platform were merely <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charlescwcooke\/status\/1833463549189845338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">copied and pasted<\/a> from Biden&rsquo;s page.<\/p>\n<p>While the Biden-Harris administration never banned fracking or offshore drilling, that doesn&rsquo;t mean they didn&rsquo;t try. Harris will just pretend they didn&rsquo;t to win Pennsylvania, the most important swing state in November based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1819717883737395234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spending<\/a> from both campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden-Harris administration deployed nearly every tool in the White House arsenal to thwart cheap and reliable energy production in the form of fossil fuels. Biden launched a presidential assault on American energy on his first day in office, when he rained down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/01\/20\/fact-sheet-president-elect-bidens-day-one-executive-actions-deliver-relief-for-families-across-america-amid-converging-crises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">executive orders<\/a> killing the Keystone XL Pipeline along with opportunities for oil and gas drilling on public lands. <\/p>\n<p>The new president then <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-billings-a3a37acf2fce55449b704b01badc1f67\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signed<\/a> a moratorium on new leasing and drilling permits on U.S. lands and waterways on day two, and he did not resume oil and gas leases until <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-admin-says-its-approved-more-oil-drilling-permits-than-the-trump-admin-its-own-data-show-otherwise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 2022<\/a>, after a federal court struck down the illegal moratorium. By the time leases did finally come back on a limited basis, Biden&rsquo;s Department of the Interior had <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/04\/16\/biden-raises-cost-of-domestic-oil-production-with-new-order-on-federal-leases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">raised<\/a> the cost of drilling with a 50 percent spike in royalty rates to top off a cascade of new regulations.<\/p>\n<p>In his first two years in office, Biden issued oil and gas leases for fewer acres than every president since Harry Truman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/federal-oil-leases-slow-to-a-trickle-under-biden-11662230816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to The Wall Street Journal.  The Washington Free Beacon <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-admin-says-its-approved-more-oil-drilling-permits-than-the-trump-admin-its-own-data-show-otherwise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> in June that the &ldquo;Biden administration has approved more than 1,000 fewer oil permits in its first three years than the Trump administration did in the same timeframe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal editorial board also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/kamala-harris-fracking-energy-oil-gas-biden-administration-9dd5a023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outlined<\/a> the myriad ways the Biden-Harris administration has used &ldquo;every regulatory tool to curtail oil and gas production.&rdquo; The list includes tighter methane rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), taxpayer subsidies for government-preferred power sources to artificially compete with fossil fuels, and instructions for federal agencies to calculate climate risks in decisions to effectively block projects based on CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The EPA has also proposed regulations that would force existing gas power plants to close,&rdquo; the Journal&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-celebrates-irs-audits-of-middle-class-taxpayers\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren Celebrates IRS Audits Of Middle-Class Taxpayers\">editorial board reported<\/a>. &ldquo;It has floated designating Texas&rsquo;s Permian Basin in violation of ozone standards, which would require substantial reductions in production. Does Ms. Harris plan to finish these rules? She would have to go further to achieve the Administration&rsquo;s goal of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-push-biden-to-include-10-trillion-climate-plan-in-infrastructure-package\/\" title=\"Progressives Push Biden to Include  Trillion Climate Plan in Infrastructure Package\">carbon-free electric grid<\/a> by 2035.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Americans, meanwhile, saw weeks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-donald-trump-leads-joe-biden-in-head-to-head-matchup\/\" title=\"Poll: Donald Trump Leads Joe Biden in Head-to-Head Matchup\">record-breaking gas prices<\/a> throughout 2022. At one point the nationwide average <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exceeded<\/a> $5 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Another avalanche of regulations from an administration run by a Bay-Area leftist who <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/29\/the-ministry-of-truth-is-proud-to-present-kamala-harris-for-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vocally supported <\/a>the Green New Deal as a senator would almost certainly spike gas prices even higher.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris is unable to provide an honest response regarding her stance on fracking, as she understands that doing so could jeopardize her electoral chances. In July, just a few months before the election, the Harris campaign announced that the Democratic nominee had unexpectedly shifted her position on this pivotal energy technology. This change of heart was communicated through a statement from a campaign spokesperson to media outlets like The Hill and Politico, which labeled former President Donald Trump&#8217;s assertion that she would ban fracking as &#8220;false.&#8221; However, Trump was merely referencing Harris&#8217;s own words from her initial presidential campaign in 2019 when she stated unequivocally, &#8220;There\u2019s no question I\u2019m in favor of banning fracking,&#8221; during a CNN town hall. When asked if she would also ban offshore drilling, Harris responded affirmatively and claimed to have worked on it.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the Vice President has abandoned her previous opposition to fracking or offshore drilling bans, it doesn&#8217;t prevent a potential Harris administration from implementing regulations that could effectively phase out fossil fuels. The Democratic National Committee&#8217;s platform recently reiterated support for President Joe Biden\u2019s policies multiple times. Although this slip may have been an awkward mistake, it also revealed that Harris intends to continue Biden&#8217;s agenda while presenting herself as a candidate for change.<\/p>\n<p>Harris released her own policy platform this week; however, much of it appeared to be directly lifted from Biden\u2019s website. While neither the Biden-Harris administration officially banned fracking or offshore drilling during their tenure, they certainly made attempts to limit fossil fuel production through various means. To secure votes in Pennsylvania\u2014an essential swing state\u2014Harris will likely downplay any past efforts against these energy sources.<\/p>\n<p>From his first day in office onward, President Biden took significant steps against affordable energy production by issuing executive orders halting projects like the Keystone XL Pipeline and restricting oil and gas drilling on public lands. He imposed a moratorium on new leasing and permits for U.S. lands and waters right away and did not resume these leases until June 2022 after legal challenges forced him to do so; even then they were limited with increased costs due to higher royalty rates.<\/p>\n<p>In his initial two years as president, Biden authorized fewer oil and gas leases than any president since Harry Truman according to The Wall Street Journal. Reports indicated he approved over 1,000 fewer oil permits compared with Trump during similar timeframes.<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal editorial board highlighted numerous regulatory measures taken by the Biden-Harris administration aimed at reducing oil and gas output\u2014including stricter methane regulations by the EPA\u2014and financial incentives favoring alternative energy sources over fossil fuels while mandating federal agencies consider climate risks when making decisions about projects based on CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n<p>The EPA has proposed rules potentially leading existing natural gas plants toward closure while considering designating Texas&#8217;s Permian Basin as non-compliant with ozone standards\u2014a move requiring significant cuts in production levels. Should Ms. Harris pursue these initiatives further towards achieving carbon-free electricity by 2035?<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Americans faced soaring gasoline prices throughout 2022\u2014with averages surpassing $5 per gallon at one point\u2014suggesting additional regulations under an administration led by someone who previously endorsed ambitious green policies could lead prices even higher.<\/p>\n<p>Tristan Justice serves as western correspondent for The Federalist and authors Social Justice Redux\u2014a conservative newsletter focused on culture health wellness\u2014and has contributed pieces for various publications including The Washington Examiner among others after graduating from George Washington University where he studied political science alongside journalism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2339221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Harris-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[36279,5499,32438,5270,33430],"class_list":["post-2339220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-environmental-policy","tag-fracking","tag-kamala-harris","tag-regulation","tag-renewable-energy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Harris-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339220","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\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}