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Friday, September 26, 2014

Natural gas usage will have little effect on CO2 emissions

Natural gas usage will have little effect on CO2 emissions
Irvine CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2014 - Abundant supplies of natural gas will do little to reduce harmful U.S. emissions causing climate change, according to researchers at UC Irvine, Stanford University, and the nonprofit organization Near Zero. They found that inexpensive gas boosts electricity consumption and hinders expansion of cleaner energy sources, such as wind and solar. The study results, which appear in the journal En ... morehttp://www.oilgasdaily.com/reports/Natural_gas_usage_will_have_little_effect_on_CO2_emissions_999.html

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