A fracking ban would cost millions of jobs, according to the American Petroleum Institute. A fracking ban would cost millions of jobs. That’s according to the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Director of Communications, Ben Marter, who made the statement ahead of last night’s Democratic presidential debate in a post published on the API’s website. “Fracking has been one of the most important technological advancements in American history and banning it would erase a generation of American progress,” Marter said. “A fracking ban would leave working families behind, cost millions of jobs and deliver a major win to countries like Russia. Presidential candidates who stand with American workers must stand against a ban on fracking,” the API representative added. Last month Rystad Energy revealed that if fracking activity was to be eliminated on federal acreage, the result would be a widespread shift of capital from federal to private and state-owned […]