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>>15262970
>Do you have anything more recent that accurately shows the policy reversal?
I don't know much really. Oilprice had an article last year that explained that there has to be at least 50% approval rate of fracking in an area but I don't know about all the nitty gritty.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Cash-For-Fracking-UK-Households-May-Receive-Payouts-For-Allowing-Fracking.html

>The EPA study from 2016 suggested the vast majority of water contamination cases being surface water contamination due to improper handling of fracking fluid or shales and extracts and their storage and disposal.
That's my impression as well yes. Though there are isolated cases of drilling/fracking causing groundwater issues as well. One that comes to mind is a case where methane from a deposit above the targeted formation traveled up to groundwater along the drill casing due to improper cementing. Things like these can and do happen and it's regrettable but that's just the nature of the business, mistakes happen.

>What's the solidarity tax?
In essence, a windfall profits tax. Oil&gas companies in Europe were making bank last year due to high energy prices, and obviously we can't just let those evil energy companies charge the fair market price, so a "solidarity tax" of at least 33% of profits made since 2018 was approved, though I don't know how or when
it will be implemented in practice.
https://taxfoundation.org/windfall-profits-tax-eu-energy-security/

>>15263017
>There is seemingly a wide spread (and baffling) societal rejection of what is necessary to maintain an industrial society in Europe.
We have had it too good for too long. Maybe an economic depression will hammer some much needed common sense into the minds of the people. I hope so anyways. "Green" propaganda and a stable economy have twisted people's minds. What's coming for Europe now is mostly self-inflicted.

>I work with...
Interesting, thanks for the industry info. What kind of work do you do?