Misguided opposition to fracking based on “junk science” would have “massive repercussions on California’s economy,” especially on Black and Hispanic families, says Aubry Stone, head of the California Black Chamber of Commerce.
In an op-ed column, Mr. Stone notes that in Los Angeles County alone, the oil and gas industry generated more than $5 billion in taxes and created 103,000 jobs. “The county has the second-largest number of black-owned businesses in the nation,” he says. “As a result, L.A.’s communities of color have the most to lose when our economy takes a hit.”