Compared to other fossil fuels, natural gas is not so bad, right? WRONG. Natural gas, like all fossil fuels, are terrible for the environment. In this episode, I discuss what natural gas is, where it comes from, and why it is bad for the environment.

 
Sources:
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/fossil-fuels-dirty-facts

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases

Student Energy

·       Natural Gas: https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/natural-gas

·       Unconventional Gas:https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/unconventional-gas

·       Conventional Gas: https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/conventional-gas

·       Fracking: https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/hydraulic-fracturing

·       Shale Oil:https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/shale-gas

·       Gas Hydrates: https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/hydrates

·       Coalbed Methane: https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/coal-bed-methane

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/natural-gas/

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
https://www.eesi.org/topics/fossil-fuels/description

University of Calgary
https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Tight_gas#:~:text=Hydraulic%20fracturing%20is%20one%20main,of%20high%20pressure%20fracking%20fluids.&text=In%20most%20tight%20gas%20formations,collect%20and%20make%20extraction%20difficult.

Union of Concerned Scientists:
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/environmental-impacts-natural-gas

New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/climate/methane-leaks.html

 Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed. 

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