Democratic plans to ban fracking would risk US security, international energy head warns

Published September 9, 2019 10:35pm ET



Plans favored by Democratic presidential candidates to ban oil and gas production in the U.S. could have serious consequences for the stability of national and global markets.

International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol warned Monday that fracking bans proposed by Democratic presidential candidates Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren would have “major implications,” according to CNBC.

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