Wider use of natural gas in electricity generation is a key reason.
Not exact matches
Natural gas is an ingredient
used to make fertilizer, antifreeze, plastics, pharmaceuticals, fabrics and a
wide range
of chemicals.
Dr. Brown «s —
Natural Flow
Wide - Neck Baby Bottle promises that it can prevent colic,
gas, reflux, vomiting and burping or spitting up while at the same maintaining the rigidity and softness
of the nipple being
used.
Further steps could include pushing for more renewable energy; an aggressive cut in the
use of coal and
natural gas to make electricity;
wider use of electric cars, biofuel, and hydrogen fuel; changes in farming practices; and putting a price on carbon pollution.
Still, although
natural gas is already in
wide use and less
of an «alternative» than other options, finding new sources to meet growing demand is not without controversy.
We find (i) measurements at all scales show that official inventories consistently underestimate actual CH4 [methane] emissions, with the
natural gas and oil sectors as important contributors; (ii) many independent experiments suggest that a small number
of «super-emitters» could be responsible for a large fraction
of leakage; (iii) recent regional atmospheric studies with very high emissions rates are unlikely to be representative
of typical
natural gas system leakage rates; and (iv) assessments
using 100 - year impact indicators show system -
wide leakage is unlikely to be large enough to negate climate benefits
of coal - to -
natural gas substitution.
The process, and the impediments to its
wider adoption, are described in detail in «Cutting waste in
gas drilling — Pioneering propane technology
used to free
natural gas from rocks, avoiding the pollution
of vast amounts
of water.»
We're advancing climate goals thanks to
wider use of abundant
natural gas.
Given the President's «all
of the above «approach to energy and his recent remarks in support
of wider natural gas use, the hyperbole - laden letter seems likelier to rev up the groups» activist bases than to influence the administration's policies.
The resulting abundance
of natural gas has generated a market edge for
gas leading to its
wider use and falling emissions — noted by EIA Administrator Adam Sieminski last week: