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Of all the economic questions likely to endure after COVID-19 has been poked back into its metaphorical cage by Pfizer or Moderna, one of the most persistent is likely to be the future of fossil fuel production in the U.S. and beyond.

But despite the flap about the immediate regulatory future of fracking during the presidential election, the decision isn’t going to be political. Long before the election, industry decision-makers had already been voting on the future of fossil fuels. And their votes were running increasingly against an expansion of the traditional exploration and production of oil and gas.