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David McCormick: “The reason carbon emissions in America have declined by…”

Featuring: David McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Dave McCormick and Ben Shapiro in Pittsburgh

Published | Video Starts at 27:35

Because our natural gas reserves in Pennsylvania are the fourth largest natural gas reserves in the world. Pennsylvania were a country we'd be number four. And The reason carbon emissions in America have declined by something like 15% over the last decade is because of the fracking revolution. And that natural gas has replaced other forms of fossil fuel energy that are much more carbon intensive. (27:35–27:45)

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Claims that fracking has significantly reduced carbon emissions in the U.S.

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