Mayor Bloomberg, Fracker-in-Chief?
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Years later, Forbes lists his worth at $2.2 billion, making him the 206th richest man in the world.
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With that being said, Mitchell was the perfect mascot to have alongside when Mayor Michael Bloomberg penned an op-ed in the Washington Post this past week, coming out in clear defense of the controversial energy extraction method. In it, he lists the economic justifications for the practice - how it lowers costs and leads to more jobs - and also pledges $6 million to the Environmental Defense Fund in order to establish "safe" rules for frackers.
But, in the piece, the Hozziner comes off as a representative of Big Oil more than a mayor, especially with Mitchell, whose considered the Father of Fracking, as a co-writer. And this policy transformation for the Mayor is what's most confusing about the op-ed.
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