Natural Gas/Methane is the Fastest Growing Fossil Fuel

Don’t be fooled by the term “bridge fuel” to renewable energy. When my daughters were promoting a hydrogen economy back in the early 2000s, the Department of Energy (DOE) met with them to encourage them to be patient and to support the bridge fuel of natural gas to move towards renewable energy. “Natural gas” is really a misnomer. It leads one to believe that it is environmentally friendly, but it is NOT! Natural gas = METHANE.

The climate crisis is happening now and we have less than a decade to mitigate the CO2 problem that we face. So 20 years ago when Nicole and Jaclyn were promoting hydrogen fuel cells and a hydrogen economy, they were on the right track. If we would have moved to a hydrogen or any sustainable energy source over the past 20 years, we wouldn’t be on a collision course that will kill millions of people and cause billions of dollars in damages.

America has pushed natural gas production both here in the United States and all over the world. The way we get natural gas is by FRACKING. Oil and gas companies drill wells that require 1 million gallons of water per well and 50 known carcinogens to capture the methane underground. The process is sloppy and methane escapes during the fracking process. Because fracking is used all over the world and here in America, natural gas (methane) is the fastest growing fossil fuel. What’s worse, methane is a terrible greenhouse gas and it’s 20 times more powerful than CO2. The “bridge fuel” is now being called the “forever fuel.” Hmm. Sounds like a bait and switch scam.

Want to learn more about fracking and how it is contaminating the water here in the United States? Watch GASLAND 2 on vimeo.com. I’ve watched it with my students and they are standing up for their rights to clean water and the truth about our energy and corruption. Seriously, watch GASLAND 2 by Josh Fox and encourage your family and friends to do the same. For me, it was life changing.