Posted on 07/03/2012 2:45:39 PM PDT by chessplayer
I graphed the EIA data, shown below. What is most interesting is that this is market driven, not mandate driven.
Amazing Shale: US CO2 Emissions Plummet Towards 1990 Levels
by John Hanger (via The GWPF)
America’s carbon emissions may drop back close to 1990 levels this year. That result would have been thought impossible, even at the end of 2011. But the shale gas revolution makes a reality of many things recently thought impossible. Shale gas production has slashed carbon emissions and saved consumers more than $100 billion per year. Truly astonishing!
For US energy-related carbon emissions, fuel switching to gas is back to the future. After the first quarter, the USA’s 2012 emissions are falling sharply again and may drop to 1990 levels, or just slightly above that important milestone, according to data in EIA’s latest Monthy Energy Review.
(Excerpt) Read more at wattsupwiththat.com ...
We are now a second world country.
Well duh.
When you don’t manufacture anything people don’t drive to work and all your coal fired plants are shut down, your CO2 emissions go!...............
Our sky is completely isolated from everyone else’s.
mark
People holding their breath for the ‘12 elections?
Curious how some people view this as positive.
Meanwhile, NASA satellites have shown a “greening” of the planet due to more CO2, which is plant food, due to the overall increase in this gas.
I’m beginning to think that the real reason for CO2 limitation is the starving of the “useless eater” masses.
It’s a socialist thingy....hating people.
Next up...
Third world status!
This is horrible, terrible news. The libs and conservatives finally agree on something.
Expected Sierra Club response:
“Carbon dioxide levels UP from 1985 levels!”
Manufacturing output in the U.S. is double what it was in 1970. What does your post possibly mean? It makes no sense.
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