Thursday, October 18, 2012

Why Natural Gas isn’t Likely to be the World’s Energy Savior

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 05:20 AM PDT
We keep hearing about the many benefits of natural gas–how burning it releases less CO2 than oil or coal, and how it burns with few impurities, so does not have the pollution problems of coal. We also hear about the possibilities of releasing huge amounts of new natural gas supplies, through the fracking of shale gas. Reported reserves for natural gas also seem to be quite high, especially in the Middle East and the Former Soviet Union.http://theenergycollective.com/gail-tverberg/131601/why-natural-gas-isn-t-likely-be-world-s-energy-savior?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

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