[kellynla]

"Nevertheless, a beneficial and largely unambiguous trend is clear. Wood dominated the global energy scene through the 18th century. Coal dominated the 19th century. Oil dominated the 20th century. Natural gas will be the dominant fuel of the 21st century. And that’s good news. Just don’t expect to read about it in the newspaper."

[kellynla]

ping

[DannyTN]

Maybe, but there are already natural gas shortages. People in TN use to want gas appliances because gas was cheaper than electric. It’s not that way any more.

[PORD]

Give me coal!

Yes it has to be cleaned up and yes thats expensive from the capital and O&M side. Yes, we know that much of the cleanup of coal has diminishing returns but at least we quantify the input and therefore the output. It make a lot more sense to do what we know works with all thats at stake than to pour those same billions into other forms of electric production that can’t be quantified.

[autumnraine]

I know propane has really gone up. It used to be $1.50 in the winter a few years ago, just under a dollar a gallon in the summer. Now, in the summer, it’s a little over $3.00 a gallon. It will probably be up to $5 this winter. People are really going to feel it trying to heat their home in rural areas. I think the rural areas are feeling the gas prices the hardest. Of course I still wouldn’t move to the city to save a few bucks.

[shove_it]

Thanks for posting. This article’s a keeper.

[denydenydeny]

Good article, and—unlike so many articles on energy these days—it’s full of actual facts and is a very good reference.

For one thing, it utterly demolishes the standard “peak oil” arguments. LNG can and will replace oil relatively painlessly if it comes to that.

[calex59]

Several things wrong with this BS. To start with we are not short on oil. We are short on drilling for it but the oil is there. Secondly, in order to use natural gas, we have to drill for it. If we can't drill for oil we sill not be able to get natural gas either. It all comes down to this: Drill, drill where there's oil, drill now.

[count-your-change]

Drivel from some guy trying to be the first to name a new “trend”, decarbonization.
When I had enough money to buy coal instead of cutting fire wood I hardly cared about c to h ratios nor has anyone else when switching fuels. What they do care about is cost, convenience, supply, meeting regulations, Etc.
“Natural gas will be the dominant fuel of the 21st century. And that’s good news.”
If the rising demand for energy should teach anything it’s that a replacement fuel has to be so clearly superior to another so as win widespread acceptance or be forced upon a unwilling users by the government.

[Salvation]

 

 

Contact your Congress critters to let them know that you are tired of high gas prices.

U. S. Senate

U. S. House of Representatives

[Libloather]

...a beneficial long-term trend is underway called decarbonization.

Flat beer and soda? I'm against it.

[RightWhale]

when peak oil hits, “We will have to downscale every activity

This, too is bull.