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How it Works: Fracking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYqNf m9apeY
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What it's Used For -The majority is used as fuel -Increasingly being used for electric power generation -Natural gas is used to make plastics, antifreeze, and fabrics.
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Is it Realistic? -Relatively abundant in US -NG levels expected to peak in 2020 -Leakage levels exceeding 3.2%, natural gas is unsafe -Difficult to transport
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The Future of Natural Gas Natural gas is on the rise --abundant --cheap Expected to surpass petroleum by 2030
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Pros The cleanest burning of all fossil fuels Burns very efficiently Large Supply in the US
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Cons Water pollution from fracking chemicals Releases Methane, a GHG Nonrenewable Inconvenient to transport.
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