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Correct. Fracking was a useful bridge to independence from foreign oil when the renewable energy technology was still in its infancy, but it was never a panacea to long term independence because it still left us vulnerable to OPEC price manipulation. Mind you the price manipulation this time was a fight between OPEC and Russia, but our fracking industry was nonetheless a victim. And of course the pandemic killed demand.Exactly. Which is precisely why we should nudging along energy independence through renewables and innovation. It would be a colossal mistake to trail other countries in the future of energy production.
the only true independence is to lead the world in renewable and have the world buy our technology. We can’t just lead the way in IPhones and military equipment.
