COVID-19 EXPOSES FRACKING

You probably saw the news that air pollution increases the risk of fatal outcomes with COVID-19. We have all experienced the surprising improvement in air quality with the shutdown of industrial operations and the reduced automobile traffic. In china it was dramatic.

It’s a wakup call. Fossil energy needs to be phased out and fracking’s cheap fuels are the economic enemy of renewables because they kill the market for innovative technology. Despite the adverse market effects both wind and solar have become competitive.

I’m pleased that journalists are picking up on the obvious.

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CNN’s Jake Tapper reports.

Pollution made COVID-19 worse. Now, lockdowns are clearing the air.

Even before the coronavirus, air pollution killed seven million people a year. Will today’s cleaner air inspire us to do better?