Claims that shale gas will significantly reduce US carbon emissions are based on hand-waving and wishful thinking. That’s because those claims assume natural gas is replacing coal only, rather than some combination of coal, renewables, nuclear power, and energy efficiency.
via The Energy Collective – The world’s best thinkers on energy & climate http://theenergycollective.com/josephromm/291141/major-study-projects-no-long-term-climate-benefit-shale-gas-revolution
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