The leftist mantra is “We need to be energy independant”. Meaning we need to flush money down the wind, solar toilet. When we actually DO have the chance to be energy independant, they sue for fracking, block the XL Pipeline and work to support the Mideast countries. It all boils down to supporting Saudi Arabia, our enemy.
It isn’t just fracking. There is a lot of oil coming from new drilling methods that can get to oil without fracking.