Natural Gas Taking America's Electric Power Sector by Storm

[wtmusic]

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Frack-a-licious drinking water in Pennsylvania.

"Many view natural gas as the key feature of the United States' new energy economy. Whether this is true or not is still to be determined. What is evident, though, is that natural gas is a growing energy resource for America. According to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), electricity produced from natural gas has increased 44% over the past ten years.

The EIA says the increased production was driven by several factors. First, infrastructure and capacity has increased: more natural gas capacity, 237 gigawatts, was brought on-line between 2000 and 2010 than any other energy resource. Over that time period, natural gas accounted for 81% of total electricity capacity additions.

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Nevertheless, other energy analysts and politicians see natural gas in the same light as oil and coal -- an energy source that offers more harm than help to the American public. A recent study conducted by Cornell University shows that natural gas extracted through hydraulic fracturing could produce between 20% to 200% more greenhouse gas emissions than coal."

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[joshcryer]

1. US reserves of conventional natural gas have peaked, so fracking is the only natural gas...

...that we can use for a "green energy" buildout.