[Dr Warmoose]

Once again, Government (as in EPA) is said to be encouraging Natural Gas use by declaring by fiat every other source of energy too dirty. In the meantime, other government agencies are working as hard as possible to make sure that Natural Gas cannot be easily obtained domestically.

[Gabrielle Reilly]

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[Dane]

Once again, Government (as in EPA) is said to be encouraging Natural Gas use by declaring by fiat every other source of energy too dirty. In the meantime, other government agencies are working as hard as possible to make sure that Natural Gas cannot be easily obtained domestically.

It was Clinton/Gore which pushed natural gas for new electric generation.

IIRC, the Bush administration has been pushing an easing of regulations so that new coal plants can be built, but you can hear the howls from the demo's.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Conservation tip:

If it is summer time where you live, turn off the pilot light to your gas fired furnace. No need for it until it gets a lot colder.

[BOBTHENAILER]

Litigation is frequently pursued by environmental groups to block development despite the lower emissions associated with clean-burning natural gas.

Non-government enviro groups are working even harder to stop access to this crucial fuel.

[SAJ]

Energy requirements will never shrink. When that fact imbeds itself in the brains of Mr. and Mrs. Middle America, and they face the choice of gigantically escalating energy bills or exploring for more energy (or, gasp, building nuke plants, which is the only long-long term solution), the assorted enviro- and bureaudorks who stand in the way had better hold on to their a$$es, or else get them handed to them.

We saw a mini-version of this effect in the late 70s...stand by for Act II, shortly.

[Eva]

Don't let the oil companies fool you, there is more natural gas than they know what to do with. It is a by- product of oil drilling and is produced inside the pipelines as well. The oil companies let the gas that is produced in the pipelines go off into the atmosphere rather than recapture it. My husband participated in a study of the health effects on oil workers from this release of natural gas. He had to wear a monitor everytime he visited a ship or worked on refinery property.

[RightWhale]

There is plenty of natural gas for a long time. Producing it is not a problem. Producing it economically is a business constraint. Alaska North Slope natural gas is waiting for the price to go high enough to justify building the somewhat long pipeline. The price is marginal now. Another 50% on the price might be enough to encourage the go-ahead.

[CPT Clay]

Hey bud;

I didn't know you were interested in this.

Good Post!!!

[thackney]

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