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Chamber: Ban on fracking would kill 15 million jobs

By John Siciliano
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Chamber: Ban on fracking would kill 15 million jobs

A fracking ban would kill thousands of jobs in the battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania and millions nationwide, while doubling energy costs and increasing carbon pollution, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Friday.

The Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy issued the report, “What If Hydraulic Fracturing Was Banned?”, showing a loss of 14.5 million jobs by 2022, while driving up the cost of living by $4,000.

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