WASHINGTON — It’s official. U.S. natural gas production has reached record highs.
The federal Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports natural gas production for 2017 reached “the highest volume on record.”
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Even though Todd Snitchler tries to make the argument for continued reliance on fossil fuel (as any good employee of API would), he actually makes the case for renewable sources even though he tries to gloss over it. He states "...Nor do we have choose between renewables and natural gas when it comes to electricity generation. In fact, natural gas is an essential partner that enables integration of intermittent renewable sources like wind and solar — providing reliable power when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine...." The key is to use renewable sources as our primary source of power, and other sources only as backup. Maybe one day API will go they way of the dinosaurs without creating a fuel source.
How much natural gas is just being flared off? That has been a big problem for the oil producers and they don't seem to care what it does to the environment.
Let's not forget that the natural gas they flare off is the public's natural gas and we aren't getting royalties for it because the oil companies consider it a waste. They should be charged for wasting our natural gas.
This is the same Todd Snitchler appointed by Governor Kasich in Ohio that fought against efforts to develop renewable energy. Go away Todd you're standing in the way of progress.
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