Jason Hayes, opinion contributor 8/22/2020?
No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill, period. Ends!" Later, in the same debate, he added, "No new fracking."
ON FEDERAL LAND, NO NEW permits, oil companies can still use their existing permits.
Why do oil companies need the government?
Why can't oil companies use private land?
The teabagger plan for US oil "conservation" was hatched 5 years ago and passed into law.
January 29 2016
America officially banned exports in 1975. It came two years after an OPEC oil embargo that banned oil sales to the U.S. had sent gas prices skyrocketing. Newspaper photographs of long lines of cars outside of gas stations became a common and worrisome image.
Just weeks after Congress lifted a 40-year ban on exporting oil, the first shipments of the black stuff left U.S. ports for Europe.
The first freely-traded shipments of U.S. crude are symbolic of the country's newfound role as a leading producer of oil. America's entry into the world market can also be viewed with relief by those worried about potential supply disruptions.
Teabaggers seem to be worried about oil company profits, rather than if Americans can fill their tank with fuel.
