New reporting confirms the governor used bad math to pursue his fracking ban, which the real data show will hurt far more workers than he’s willing to recognize.
The governor’s announcement alarmed elected officials and business groups concerned about job losses, foreign oil dependence and higher costs for families.
‘Stop the Energy Shutdown’ series highlights the massive job losses and higher costs Californians would see under policy proposals at the state legislature.
As working families already struggling in California’s pandemic economy face a declining job market, politicians are pursuing energy policies that will only make matters worse.
Despite the claims of activists and their allies in public office, studies have failed to support a rationale for 2,500-foot setbacks or a ban on hydraulic fracturing.