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We need a conservative approach to clean energy. 12 The flexibility and reliability of natural gas power plants also make them a natural complement for more unpredictable sources of energy such as solar and wind. Natural gas plants could be further equipped with technologies to capture pollution and reuse it in oil production. It may sound strange, but natural gas is a fossil fuel that’s so far been good for the climate. 9 By replacing coal with gas, America has led the world in reducing carbon pollution. has reduced carbon dioxide emissions to levels not seen since the 1990s.” –Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson 8įracked natural gas burns more cleanly than coal and oil, so the net result is less carbon and other particulates. But natural gas has also been an economically viable means of reducing carbon pollution. These concerns should be taken seriously. They worry that the chemicals used could contaminate groundwater. Most environmentalists don’t like fracking. A study commissioned by the Department of Energy found that benefits of exporting gas could add up to $47 billion annually to the economy by 2020. Before fracking, America had plans to import natural gas. Source: US Energy Information Administration 6Įven if you’ve never seen a fracking rig, the natural gas they produce has made your power bills cheaper. 4 In 2015, shale gas made up half of all U.S. 3 The innovation is one of the factors that has helped bring our economy out of recession and has helped create hundreds of thousands of American jobs. natural gas boom in 2007, which greatly accelerated in 2010. That gas can then be used for electricity, heating or cooking.Īdvanced fracking technologies kicked off a new energy renaissance in America. And thanks to hydraulic fracturing, it’s cheap and plentiful in America.Īfter years of experimenting (and building on research conducted in our national laboratories), a Texan named George Mitchell figured out how to cheaply extract natural gas through a technique called “fracking.” 1 2 The term is derived from the act of drillers fracturing shale rocks to release natural gas stuck inside. The natural gas that lights your stove and heats your water is changing the world.
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