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.
Coking steel.