Oil jobs

I was watching Morning Joe and the subject was the new appointee for the EPA. He comes from Oklahoma and they said he was bought and paid for by the oil industry. They pointed out the air and water pollution in the state caused by the oil industry but the oil money using lobbyist has allowed oil to continue to grow. He listed statistics showing asthma problems and mercury in lakes and then said it is all about money. This is the kind of reporting we see all too often when it comes to climate change and because of it they lose credibility and it makes it harder to make the changes that are needed. What he did not say is that one half of all new jobs in the state over the past 20 years have been in the oil industry. This represents many thousands of high paying jobs for middle income employees. If the people of Oklahoma decide to get rid of oil that is OK by me but when reporting on the issue I believe it is important to mention the job lose