You are the Governor-elect of your U.S. state/prefecture/regional government authority about to start your term. You have the power to legislate and implement measures for major shifts in policy including energy. Your state can produce energy, import it, or a combination of the two. An oil pipeline passes on the edge of your state, but it’s not free. Your underground oil resources are proven, but not all have been tapped. No coal exists in your state.Three independent studies commissioned by your predecessor were carried out. One says that your state’s finances can sustain fracking for the next 20 years, while phasing out oil and coal. The second study proposes selling whatever is left of your oil and most of your natural gas until you can afford to build a nuclear power plant in 10-20 years. The third study finds that it is more profitable to sell your natural gas to other states, while exhausting the last of your oil resources within the next 7 years.
How do you deal with that conflicting information? What is your course of action?
