--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <no_re...@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > > > > Discovered: 200 trillion cubic feet of natural gas > > > > James Lewis > > > > Good news for America undermines the green energy agenda. The Wall > Street Journal reports a huge new discovery of natural gas --- a fossil > fuel so clean even liberals can stand it. > > > > ***** > > Natural gas is not regarded as favorable for global warming concerns: > > "The picture is not all rosy though. Relative to other fuels, it is > clean-burning. But because of our insatiable appetite for energy, the > burning of natural gas is a significant contributor to global warming. > Historically, natural gas use has produced about 10% of the greenhouse > gases that contribute to global warming. Now, emissions from the burning > of natural gas represent over 20% of the annual US carbon dioxide > emissions. Annually, the burning of natural gas in the US produces > almost 1,200 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, more than the TOTAL > carbon dioxide emissions from ALL sources of all but three other > countries in the world: China, Russia, and Japan. > > > http://www.lowimpactliving.com/pages/your-impacts/natural-gas1
Fossil fuels are NOT the long term solution for humanity's energy needs. There are plenty of other clean, effective and economically viable alternatives. Magoo seems to have the signature right wing greed-and-profit-at-any-cost disease.