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Originally Posted by penguinz
Energy independence but a destroyed environment.
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Natural gas certainly has potential to be a cleaner fuel than coal or oil. But it has to be done correctly with treatment, reuse, and proper disposal of the fracking fluid; proper well construction and inspection; and controls for methane gas release. These will add to the cost of energy production, but I think overall I think natural gas produced through proper fracking can provide energy at costs competitive with coal, but much cleaner.
Still natural gas still puts upward pressure on climate change. I view it as a bridge technology to widespread use of renewables.