Is Natural Gas Critical to Reducing U.S. Carbon Emissions?

The Energy Collective: Total U.S. carbon emissions peaked during the mid 2000’s.  The reduction of carbon emissions has been attributed to factors such as the recent large expansions of wind and solar power.  Other factors that have also significantly reduced U.S. carbon emissions since 2005 are energy efficiency increases, expanded biofuels and replacing coal with natural gas.  While renewable energy and biofuels are strongly supported by State and Federal Governments, the recent boom in natural gas production from shale reserves has faced increasing criticisms and growing political opposition.

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