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Jill Stein presidential campaign, 2016/Fracking

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Jill Stein announced her presidential run on June 22, 2015.[1]



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The overview of the issue below was current as of the 2016 election.
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a drilling method used to extract oil and natural gas from shale rock. The process requires drilling through the water table and into the shale rock layer to create a pathway to release the oil or gas. Then a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals under high pressure is injected into the rock. This fractures the rock and causes any oil or gas contained in the shale rock layer to flow. The oil or gas is then captured by a well built at the end of the release pathway.

Fracking was viewed in 2016 as a controversial issue because (1) the process requires a large amount of water that must often be transported to the site and (2) the chemicals used to frack could pollute the air and contaminate ground water.[2] Opponents also fear that fracking may change the geology in the area of the fracking site and potentially lead to earthquakes. Supporters counter that fracking makes natural gas more readily available and that over time this could reduce our reliance on coal and generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Fracking supporters also express confidence that proper safeguards can reduce the risks of water contamination and earthquakes.[3]

In 2016, opposition to fracking jumped to 51 percent from 40 percent in 2015.[4]

See below what Jill Stein and the 2016 Green Party Platform said about fracking.

CANDIDATE SUMMARY
  • Stein opposes fracking.
  • She says that fracking is polluting groundwater.

    • Green Party Stein on fracking

    • After traveling to Paris to participate in events related to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Stein said in a statement on December 11, 2015, “The voluntary, unenforceable pledges being produced by COP21 are entirely insufficient to prevent catastrophic climate change. Scientific analysis shows that these pledges will lead us to 3 degrees Celsius global temperature rise - and that will be catastrophic." She added that the spread of the hydrofracking industry in the U.S. “is leading to a spreading cancer of polluted groundwater and fracked gas pipelines.”[5]

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    1. ↑ Democracy Now, "Green Party’s Jill Stein Announces She Is Running for President," June 22, 2015
    2. ↑ [ http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-14432401 BBC News, “What is fracking and why is it controversial?” December 16, 2015]
    3. ↑ Yale Climate Connections, “Pros and Cons of Fracking: 5 Key Issues,” May 27, 2015
    4. ↑ Gallup, "Opposition to Fracking Mounts in the U.S." March 30, 2016
    5. ↑ Green Party USA, "Stein: UN Process has failed to save climate: People must act," accessed December 11, 2015
    6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    7. ↑ Green Party, "The 2016 Green Party Platform," accessed August 23, 2016
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