…essentially, we continue to waste it and pollute our atmosphere needlessly. It simply shouldn’t be used as if it is the most abundant, sustainable, and cost effective catch-all solution to our climate crisis. It is a finite resource and it is time to begin using it as such. Yes, it is cleaner than coal - Sure, we should use it as a bridge solution to cleaner, renewable sources of energy (instead of coal for electricity generation). But very simply - we don’t need to rely on it anymore as a principal water heating source and there are big potential hazards associated with its use. Hydraulic mining (hydraulic fracturing, more specifically) uses vast amounts of water mixed with chemicals to break up the shale to mine the gas. Aside from the waste of water, this practice is likely poisoning our water tables! Check out the new article in the New York Times : Dark Side of a Natural Gas Boom .

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