Natural Gas - The cleanest burning of all fossil fuels

Many of you have asked me to express my thoughts on what I would do when it comes to fossil fuels.  As this appears to be a huge political war and everyone has an opinion about it, I figured I would express my feelings.

I currently work in the Natural Gas industry and I am very proud to be working where I am.  We focus not only the business and our employees but we also focus on the environment and the future of this country.  I received a message today from a fellow employee and this is what he had to say.

We all need to be informed.  Natural gas is the cleanest burning of all fossil fuels.  Sun and wind will not supplant fossil fuels in the immediate future.  Coal contributes twice the carbon dioxide to the atmosphere as a fuel compared to natural gas.  We can develop natural gas using technology that mitigates the environmental impact.  If reducing our carbon footprint is a priority, natural gas has a key role.  As a nation, we will need all sources of energy to change our current dependence on foreign oil; we send 700 billion dollars annually to other countries to feed our need for oil (in 1970 we imported 24% of our oil – this year, we will import 70% of the oil we use).  We make up 25% of world oil demand with only 4% of the population.  We need to conserve, but we also need to figure out how to run our country on domestic energy.  That is a tall order.   Eliminating natural gas drilling is counterproductive to that endeavor.

That is one of the best statements I have heard in some time.  We do need to focus on our country and our countries resources and economy. We send all of this money to other countries when we could be spending that money on exploration and production of our own land. We do need to conserve, that is why I ride the Light Rail train everyday to work. I am doing my part, are you?

Why is it that the industry that is trying to help this country is also the same industry that everyone is attacking?  Simple, it is political agendas and misinformed people not letting the general public know all of the facts. If the general public knew the entire fact then certain political figures would not be in the position they are in. We need to stop this misinformation and lies and start spreading the truth. Americans can and will handle the truth.

If you would like more information and facts about exploration and production in the US, please feel free to email me. I am more than happy to share them and explain them.

If you found this story to be of interest, then please read my Global Warming story (I know that Gore will not read it).

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