Not exact matches
While the researchers
found that emissions from a critical stage of well construction — «completions» — are far lower than regulators had estimated, they pinpointed an important under - appreciated source of escaping
gas — pneumatic devices powered by the pressure of the
extracted natural gas.
-- expand drilling / fracking to
extract as much domestic energy as possible, — use clean
natural gas, where possible, to replace dirtier coal and for heavy transportation vehicles; — support basic research efforts aimed at
finding economically viable green energy technologies; — at the same time, install new nuclear power generation capacity in place of new coal plants, wherever this makes economic sense.
The day prior Quebec's environmental review board released a report
finding that there are «too many potential negative consequences to the environment and to society from
extracting natural gas from shale rock deposits along the St. Lawrence River.»
Natural gas liquids (NGLs) ethane and propane get
extracted and sent to a «cracking facility» where ethane is made into ethylene (the foundation of polyethylene - the most common plastic in the world, frequently used for packaging, bottles, and synthetic clothing), and at a dehydrogenation plant, propane is made into propylene (the foundation of polypropylene - a plastic commonly
found in food packaging and vehicle manufacturing).