A new technology advancement is allowing there to be an increased amount of natural and gas to be extracted from the earth. With this, natural gas became the greatest contributor to America's energy this year. Although it may not seem like an entirely good thing, this is actually good in every aspect with regards to the environment as well as the economy.
Coal is a large part of our energy still today, but we're replacing that with natural gas soon. This is important because although natural gas is not necessarily good for the environment, it only has 60% of the carbon footprint of coal.
This means that we can increase our energy production without having to sacrifice the time and energy (no pun intended) on alternative energy sources. We can also reduce our carbon foot print by using more natural gas than coal; good for both the economy and the environment.
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| Source: eia.gov |
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