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To: cripplecreek

I, like you, could give a damn about the Ukraine. However, I do not feel we should be selling our NG. Over the last few years with the shut down of coal power plants there has been an enormous rush to build NG power plants. These plants use such huge amounts of NG that we are going to eventually end up short supply here.

NG should be thought of first as a economical way to heat our homes, a priority I consider over giving it to the Ukraine.

We should be actively pursuing bringing online new generational nuclear power plants, expanding CNG transportation engines such as autos, trains and trucks. (aka Pickens Plan) Slowly declining use of oil for transportation will offset its production depletions.

Net result is we have generations of economical electricity(nuke),heating (NG),transportation fuel(NG and oil. A true energy independent country. It can be done but not if we sell NG and oil overseas.


26 posted on 03/04/2014 9:17:50 AM PST by biff (WAS)
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To: biff

What I would do is repower some of the 800+ dams east of the Mississippi that the DOE listed as cost effective electricity producers if brought back online or retrofitted with modern generators.

Then the gas could be used for heat, electricity and for sale.


27 posted on 03/04/2014 9:25:57 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: biff

What do you invest your time and money into producing that the rest of us should determine to whom you are allowed to sell?


29 posted on 03/04/2014 9:57:44 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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