THE WAY FORWARD ON SHALE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SHOULD EMBRACE THE RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION OF SHALE GAS

  Burning natural gas also releases only half as much carbon dioxide to the atmosphere as coal, so this substitution also reduces the longer-term costs of climate change (although these benefits are notoriously difficult to quantify.) Western Pennsylvania stands to gain economically from the develop...

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Published inPittsburgh post-gazette (Pittsburgh, Pa. 1978)
Main Author Cohon, Jared L
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pittsburgh, Pa Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 09.06.2013
Subjects
Air pollution
Asthma
Climate change
Coal-fired power plants
Energy policy
Environmental protection
Hydraulic fracturing
Natural gas
Outdoor air quality
Surface water
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Summary:  Burning natural gas also releases only half as much carbon dioxide to the atmosphere as coal, so this substitution also reduces the longer-term costs of climate change (although these benefits are notoriously difficult to quantify.) Western Pennsylvania stands to gain economically from the development of shale gas as well. Making use of natural gas from shale will extend our dependence on fossil fuels, delaying -- perhaps disastrously -- our conversion to non-fossil energy sources.
ISSN:1068-624X