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Energy terms
Energy and the environment as the conservative press covers them: oil and gas, power prices, nuclear, the grid, mining and climate policy.
Energy independence The goal of meeting a country's energy needs from domestic sources without relying on imports from other countries. Fracking A drilling technique that injects fluid at high pressure into rock to release oil and natural gas, which fueled the U.S. shale boom. Green New Deal A 2019 congressional resolution proposing a ten-year national mobilization to cut emissions, create jobs and expand social programs. Net zero A goal of balancing greenhouse-gas emissions with removals so that the net amount added to the atmosphere is zero.