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Plunge In CO2 Output Due To Natural Gas Fracking

Investor's Business Daily -- The most underreported recent environmental story has been the dramatic decline in energy-related carbon emissions — nearly back to mid-1990s levels, and falling.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) June energy report says that energy-related carbon dioxide fell to 5,473 million metric tons (MMT) in 2011.

That's down from a high of 6,020 MMT in 2007, and only a little above 1995's level of 5,314 MMT.

Better yet, emissions in the first quarter of 2012 fell at an even faster rate — down 7.5% from the first quarter of 2011 and 8.5% from the same time in 2010. If the rest of 2012 follows its first-quarter trend, we may see total energy-related carb

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Submitted Jul 19, 2012 By: ExitRamp

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drobbbb Champion Author Maryland Posts:3,480 Points:812,460 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jul 19, 2012 6:43:34 PM Ignore drobbbb Report Abuse natural gas is the way to go
Tracer2008 All-Star Author Alberta Posts:540 Points:312,445 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 19, 2012 6:39:37 PM Ignore Tracer2008 Report Abuse Bet that'll change the climate...
VB_Richard Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:1,663 Points:352,795 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jul 19, 2012 6:33:50 PM Ignore VB_Richard Report Abuse There is always a cost.
JagXKR Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,164 Points:1,092,355 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jul 19, 2012 6:28:35 PM Ignore JagXKR Report Abuse The eco terrorists will still use this in a slanted way to tell us we are going to be at 100F every day of the year in just a decade. As with Climategate any facts that disagree with the eco terrorist agenda are sure to be dismissed and possibly destroyed. Just remember that eco terrorists are not happy until everybody is not happy.
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wildredbill Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:3,913 Points:564,465 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 19, 2012 6:17:04 PM Ignore wildredbill Report Abuse Even though dirty coal advertises that they are the source of cheap electric power and are not getting "their fair share" of electric power contracts, the huge drop in natural gas prices has made it not only cleaner but also cheaper to produce electricity via natural gas. It isn't just fracking that resulted in cheap natural gas prices. A historical warm winter and slowdown in the economy are also factors. The real question is do we really HAVE to put more methane gas and undisclosed toxic chemicals into our drinking water and the air we breath in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions? [Edited by: wildredbill at 7/19/2012 9:18:57 PM EST]
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