The US is the world leader for extracting natural gas and oil resources from shale and tight formations. Unfortunately, Democratric presidential candidates want to ban or restrict drilling. What started as a rallying cry by enviornmental groups to “keep it in the ground,” has evolved in the 2020 campaign season with calls to ban or restrict fracking. Numerous Democrats have jumped on the bandwagon, with many asserting they will do what they can to restrict or ban the process if they are elected.

Energy industry leader, Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of IHS Markit, said the notion to ban a...