I also think nuclear power is the real way forward for American electricity generation. Oil and gas should be used primarily as feedstock for petrochemical products like plastics, fertilizers and for vehicle fuel.
Correct. Battery powered cars are too dangerous (particularly in accidents). Solar/battery systems are just as bad, particularly dealing the end-of-useful-life considerations. We do have safety problems with power distribution lines, but those are mostly due to catastrophically poor forest management.
I couldn't agree more with all of you. I spent much of a career in a large plant using natural gas as a feedstock. The plant produced variety of chemicals and engineering plastics. I am still amazed in the number chemicals that were made from the natural gas. The chemicals were precursors for many other products including the engineering plastics.
In addition to use as a feedstock, clean natural gas should be conserved for heating homes and businesses. Electricity should be generated using nuclear and coal. Coal is an excellent source of energy but has almost no other use.