Sentences with phrase «controversial oil extraction»

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In the early years of the Cuomo Administration, oil giant Exxon - Mobil put its considerable political clout behind an effort to get New York to allow fracking; a controversial type of drilling that allowed for the extraction of natural gas.

This would imply that investment in exploration, development, and extraction of new sources of oil and gas could move from the «controversial» category to «misaligned» in a future refinement of the methodology.

This is not «controversial» climate science, it is basic geophysics developed long ago at least in part by the oil and gas extraction industry.

Meanwhile, Exxon Mobil was investing its massive $ 45 billion in earnings in maximizing extraction and processing of oil and gas, including the controversial use of hydrofracturing (fracking) to extract fuel from tar sands and the expansion of offshore oil drilling.

about Meet the 15 Fossil Fuel Giants Behind the Controversial Law to Maximise UK Oil and Gas Extraction