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The Fuel Revolution that is Changing the World - and Us

OilPrice.com -- Colourless, odourless natural gas is changing the world geopolitically and economically in ways undreamed of even five years ago.

It is a giant upheaval of which President Obama is both the beneficiary and the victim. He benefits because low natural gas prices are helping consumers and industry. And he is undermined by them because the cheap gas is savaging his dreams of “green” energy alternatives with scads of jobs attached.

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Submitted Jul 24, 2012 By: NOTSOGRN

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RONALD777 Champion Author Houston Posts:2,442 Points:363,955 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Jul 27, 2012 8:28:42 PM Ignore RONALD777 Report Abuse Who cares about Obama? I like the natural gas glut.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,632 Points:1,610,495 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 27, 2012 6:06:23 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Pig Oil has a vested interest in hooking the public on NG. Oilprice.com is Pig Oil's mouthpiece.
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,003 Points:598,710 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jul 26, 2012 1:23:58 PM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Thank you for posting.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,039 Points:2,346,485 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 5:18:00 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse If more vehicles are made for or converted to natural gas and the use of natural gas goes up, eventually the supply of natural gas goes down and the price for natural gas will go up. Just like the use of crude oil goes up, the supply goes down and the price of fuel at the pump goes up. Big oil will maintain its profits without regard to your well being or your possible economic problems. Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. Consider using other forms of less expensive transportation to lower your cost. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012
GoGoGoodyear Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,053 Points:508,060 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 2:18:45 AM Ignore GoGoGoodyear Report Abuse With the US economy being in the dumpster, I don't think too many people care what the president and his Administration think about their golden plans for alternative energy, and we have seen plenty of examples of his failed plans where he dumped tons of our taxpayer money into companies which either vanished or went bankrupt. And the old promise of jobs is just more hot air, having been fairly well proven by now that those "green" energy companies and projects would only create a minimum of new jobs in the US, since much of the "green" products manufacturing would be off-shored. The president is not the victim here as described in the article, we are! The important thing barely mentioned in the article is that with domestic NG we can become more energy independent of our old Middle East suppliers and hopefully leave them and their never ending political problems behind. Yes the EU still needs to deal with them and Russia, but that's another matter.
justmedc Veteran Author Michigan Posts:382 Points:174,045 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 1:24:17 AM Ignore justmedc Report Abuse ok
METEOR49 Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,177 Points:455,450 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 12:15:40 AM Ignore METEOR49 Report Abuse if natural gas becomes widely used pig oil and government will want a share.
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,473 Points:663,175 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 12:11:28 AM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse The US has vast reserves of natural gas.........USE IT.
hank1326 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:8,914 Points:1,734,560 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 12:10:30 AM Ignore hank1326 Report Abuse Ditto to dougerstew. Just don't waste our tax dollars on this.
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,857 Points:1,613,225 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 12:07:19 AM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse Natural gas is good but it comes with a serious problem. Its main ingredient is methane, which is one of the worst pollutants, so allowing any of it to escape into the atmosphere unburned is bad.
BWJM Champion Author KW Posts:1,113 Points:303,780 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 12:05:19 AM Ignore BWJM Report Abuse ok
CocoPaz Champion Author Santa Barbara Posts:2,375 Points:323,395 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 12:00:15 AM Ignore CocoPaz Report Abuse As of a couple of years ago, there was a natural gas fueling station at San Jose airport. Anybody know if it is still there?
dougerstew Veteran Author Oregon Posts:394 Points:1,109,480 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:59:19 PM Ignore dougerstew Report Abuse let green energy work when it's ready. don't throw taxpayer $ down the drain on it.
Tracer2008 All-Star Author Alberta Posts:540 Points:312,445 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:53:49 PM Ignore Tracer2008 Report Abuse Everything in moderation! Can't rely 100% on green energy because the suns not always shining, the wind not always blowing...
Kaiyne Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,344 Points:473,690 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:52:07 PM Ignore Kaiyne Report Abuse ok!
bra0712 Champion Author Arizona Posts:3,665 Points:769,320 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:51:34 PM Ignore bra0712 Report Abuse K
bonzoonfmb Champion Author Florida Posts:1,787 Points:645,260 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:51:02 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse Natural gas = 75% methane. Not green. No more subsidies for “green” energy alternatives paid for by the U.S. taxpayers!
nickatnite Veteran Author Indianapolis Posts:370 Points:279,465 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:49:58 PM Ignore nickatnite Report Abuse I want to use natural gas because it is a fossil fuel. Mmm. Fossils. Is there anything they can't do?
nobodyMO Champion Author Kansas City Posts:2,251 Points:554,305 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:41:52 PM Ignore nobodyMO Report Abuse time will tell
s6sputnik Champion Author Austin Posts:6,222 Points:1,308,880 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:40:45 PM Ignore s6sputnik Report Abuse Ok
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EmperorsFinest Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,564 Points:340,870 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:37:23 PM Ignore EmperorsFinest Report Abuse tubular!
Tekkersmom57 Champion Author Syracuse Posts:1,883 Points:701,845 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:37:04 PM Ignore Tekkersmom57 Report Abuse The more we can learn to use natural gas in wiser ways, the less we will be so dependent on oil.
MahopacJack Champion Author New York Posts:8,014 Points:1,583,780 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:36:54 PM Ignore MahopacJack Report Abuse The use of natural gas as a fuel provides many jobs and does help the environment a great deal. The alleged green jobs are just that - ALLEGED.
drobbbb Champion Author Maryland Posts:3,480 Points:812,460 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:35:35 PM Ignore drobbbb Report Abuse ok
SpankyMI Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:2,713 Points:760,255 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:34:34 PM Ignore SpankyMI Report Abuse Green energy costs too much, and does not work as well.
OGW Champion Author London Posts:5,329 Points:1,532,975 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:34:30 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse What dark cave have these people been living in. Natural gas is nothing new and has been a staple fuel source for heating and cooking for the 70 years I have been on this earth. It died out a vehicle fuel several years back mainly because vehicles do not run near as well on natural gas as they do on gasoline or diesel. An engine designed to run strickly on natural gas could change that but the present conversions are not worth the effort. Hundreds of fleets in our area have changed back to gas and diesel fuel because it did not work out for the best and cheapest for fleet operations.
NhCobra Sophomore Author New Hampshire Posts:109 Points:429,970 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:34:22 PM Ignore NhCobra Report Abuse Good. Time the president stop living in a fantasy, science fiction world & join the rest if us in Realityville.
toadNY Champion Author Albany Posts:7,047 Points:1,514,125 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:32:52 PM Ignore toadNY Report Abuse Not this year. Got charge a sur-charge because we used less do to a warm winter.
suzmar Champion Author Texas Posts:2,212 Points:872,740 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:31:58 PM Ignore suzmar Report Abuse Green energy was always a pipe dream of the environmentalists. Let's use the natural gas that we have plenty of instead of wasting more money on fantasy energy.
BeulahME Champion Author Maine Posts:1,107 Points:444,485 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:25:27 PM Ignore BeulahME Report Abuse I hate Green energy.
GassyKat Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:10,079 Points:2,069,170 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:07:12 PM Ignore GassyKat Report Abuse ok
unicornIL Veteran Author Chicago Posts:446 Points:386,295 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:07:09 PM Ignore unicornIL Report Abuse Ok
1Boog Champion Author Lincoln Posts:5,981 Points:1,202,875 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:01:24 PM Ignore 1Boog Report Abuse nice....now just to bottle it so it can be used in my car!!
MG_Sputnik Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:7,310 Points:1,961,380 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:59:45 PM Ignore MG_Sputnik Report Abuse So is the gas inside of me!
Ticoman54 Champion Author Miami Posts:7,041 Points:1,492,545 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:59:17 PM Ignore Ticoman54 Report Abuse ok
moco0697 Rookie Author Nevada Posts:33 Points:267,660 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:56:05 PM Ignore moco0697 Report Abuse do more
Bleeder Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,038 Points:1,699,625 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:53:17 PM Ignore Bleeder Report Abuse I am not sure how much it is exactly changing the world or us. Plus, whatever is (maybe) changing might not be too permanent.
CPGas1815 Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,027 Points:1,099,605 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:52:36 PM Ignore CPGas1815 Report Abuse As my home is heated during the frigid winters here in northern Michigan any increase in demand will increase natural gas prices.
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:10,901 Points:2,132,580 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:49:42 PM Ignore pgerassi Report Abuse I wouldn't want a CNG fueled car. Now LNG or hydrate based NG storage would be OK as any released gas is cold enough or slow enough not to cause an explosion.
brutherruther Veteran Author Fort Worth Posts:435 Points:237,540 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:47:06 PM Ignore brutherruther Report Abuse ok
CAD69 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:3,207 Points:847,060 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:45:17 PM Ignore CAD69 Report Abuse So now Obummers taking credit for Fracking?
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:7,559 Points:1,173,100 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:42:07 PM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse Clermont, I agree that we "must have infrastructure, or it matters little". YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My opinion, as a society, investing in our infrastructure creates a future for our children, and their grandchildren.
Beaveronparade Champion Author Hartford Posts:2,105 Points:635,800 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:40:47 PM Ignore Beaveronparade Report Abuse Natural Gas does seem to be a promising option.
petrpuck All-Star Author Hamilton Posts:559 Points:418,860 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:40:40 PM Ignore petrpuck Report Abuse nice
sillywagon Champion Author New York Posts:14,891 Points:1,442,095 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:40:12 PM Ignore sillywagon Report Abuse We have decades of cheap natural gas in North America. And how is the American Federal Government promoting CNG vehicles? Economic illiterates!
Mustache_33 All-Star Author Toronto Posts:900 Points:181,455 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:33:37 PM Ignore Mustache_33 Report Abuse hmm
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,576 Points:1,772,940 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:31:45 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Must have infrastructure or it matters little.
herbiepopnecker Champion Author British Columbia Posts:13,606 Points:2,507,305 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:28:22 PM Ignore herbiepopnecker Report Abuse Gee Mr. King, you're a dim as most your readers. The whole world's been using natural gas for decades, it's JUST YOU Americans who are catching on now.
DavoIL All-Star Author Chicago Posts:806 Points:939,555 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:27:51 PM Ignore DavoIL Report Abuse I wouldn't write off the green revolution there will definitely be a place for it; you can't continually use carbon based fuels forever