A new study released by the US Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy says a complete ban on hydraulic fracturing would be detrimental to the US economy. If an outright ban on hydraulic fracturing began the first of 2017, it would cost the United States 14.8 million jobs by 2022, according to a new report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for 21st Century Energy. The report explores outcomes of the hypothetical ban and directly calls out fracking ban proponent Senator Bernie Sanders as well as Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (who is in favor of local regulations), suggesting they as well as their constituents, “may choose to ignore the economic impacts” of a fracking ban. The oil-rich states of Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas would be hardest hit. The study said by 2022, Colorado would lose 215,000 jobs; Ohio 397,000 jobs, Pennsylvania 466,000 jobs and Texas 1.49 […]