
Climate Politics with Kate Aronoff
The Dig
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The Oil and Natural Gas Industry in the United States
Fossil fuel industry in the united states is dominated by private actors, rather than state run companies. The technology for fracking had been around for a long time before the shower evolution happened. What made the difference was wall street having a lot of cash to throw around and and throw at it,. And that cash being sort of greased by an enormous number of federal subsidies which make oil and gas a very good deal.
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