evnow
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LTLFTcomposite said:Meh. Maybe we live with some carbon emissions from natural gas. Fifty years from now maybe we'll be having the same discussion about how do we get off natural gas.
While NG is a clean burner - it is not exactly safe to extract "shale" gas. There are also good indications that shale gas reserves have been highly exaggerated to pull in "stupid money".
Film Challenges Safety of U.S. Shale Gas Drilling
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10943260
Legislation Seeks One-Year Moratorium On Natural Gas Drilling in New York
http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=77899
Why Natural Gas Vehicles Won't Decrease Oil Dependence, Part I
http://seekingalpha.com/article/187096-why-natural-gas-vehicles-won-t-decrease-oil-dependence-part-i