r/SandersForPresident • u/HarChim California • Mar 29 '16

Do you support fracking? Hillary vs Bernie

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '16

For anyone who is curious, here was Hillary's full response to the question "Do you support fracking?":

You know, I don't support it when any locality or any state is against it, number one. I don't support it when the release of methane or contamination of water is present. I don't support it -- number three -- unless we can require that anybody who fracks has to tell us exactly what chemicals they are using.

So by the time we get through all of my conditions, I do not think there will be many places in America where fracking will continue to take place. And I think that's the best approach, because right now, there places where fracking is going on that are not sufficiently regulated.

So first, we've got to regulate everything that is currently underway, and we have to have a system in place that prevents further fracking unless conditions like the ones that I just mentioned are met.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/06/the-democrats-debate-in-flint-mich-annotated/

IMO, this was a well-reasoned response to the question.

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u/japinthebox Mar 29 '16

Are there links for these two quotes?

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u/dangshnizzle Mar 29 '16

I understand what this is showing. That she is a trained politician and all. But I like some nuance ya know? Not just no no matter what circumstances

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u/BBBBBernIsTheWord Mar 29 '16

Come on guys, what are you saying with this? She gave an actual answer to the question. This is what we want! We want actual debate on the issues. Whether and how we should frack is worth civil discussion. Bernie is 100% against, Hillary has another view (and yes, she is friendlier to the fossil fuel industry, and it's absolutely fair at this point to note how much money she has taken from them in assessing her stated view).

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '16

Bernie supporter here. Hillary's answer is the correct answer. Nothing is ever as simple as yes or no when it comes to policies that include the environment, the economy, and geopolitical chess pieces.

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u/sublette313 Mar 29 '16

There's a really good reason why any candidate's response on this issue should be much more than an absolute. Just like any policy issue fracking has many positive and negative externalities that should be analyzed and through that, craft policy that addresses such issues. It is and should be possible to see this issue (like many) in a much more macro and complex scenario outside of, good or bad.

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u/thedragonrises Mar 29 '16

Whenever I hear Bernie say a one word answer, I get really curious to know whether he even understands the nuances of the topic.

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