Vermont Banned Fracking: 49 States to Go

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3. Then there's this: Vermont Governor Who Banned Fracking Supports Fracked Gas Pipeline

Shumlin’s support of the pipeline project is unusual, since his signature was responsible for Vermont becoming the first state to officially ban the practice of fracking in 2012. However, a closer look at campaign finance records may suggest motivation for Shumlin’s green-lighting of the projects. In August of 2014, Federal Express donated $3,500 to Shumlin’s ongoing re-election campaign. FedEx CEO David Bronczek is a member of International Paper’s board of directors, who could directly benefit from the phase 2 pipeline. And according to page 3 of Vermont Gas’s official request for the phase 1 pipeline, it is revealed that Casella Waste Systems — Shumlin’s top campaign contributor from the energy/natural resources industry — operates 11 natural gas-powered trash and recycling trucks in Vermont, and fuels them at a facility in Williston, directly in the path of the phase 1 pipeline.

https://thinkprogress.org/vermont-governor-who-banned-fracking-supports-fracked-gas-pipeline-9e938e0bd71c#.olzg70ipb