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Tuesday, May 24, 2008~ NATURAL GAS OR HOT AIR? ~I
have read in numerous
places that consumption of natural
gas in the United States
is at an all time high,
and conventional production is slowing down. And according to some analysts natural gas is becoming increasingly critical to the nation’s energy needs. I am not really sure how true these statements are because of the many different opinions floating around on this subject. We Alaskan’s have
been hearing for years and years about the
proposed natural gas pipeline, which would It
has been said that getting this natural gas pipe line built in Alaska
could be a critical component of I do know that natural gas is cleaner burning then for instance coal. And with higher fuel prices,
and a growing appetite for natural
gas, the oil companies are beginning to think It has been
proposed that
this pipeline would have the
capacity to daily move 4 billion cubic feet of This is approximately 7 percent of current natural gas use in United States.
Concerned analysts are predicting that the natural gas prices will keep
rising as the need becomes larger, This could mean United States
will end up depending more and more on imports of natural gas in
a There are many, many issues that will need to be addressed before this natural gas pipeline can be built. There has been much
political
opposition that has caused delays in moving forward with this, and the
rising So approximately 35 trillion
feet of gas reserves are either returned to
the oil fields, or left alone because They will have to secure over
1,000 permits, from Canada and
United States, from the federal, local, and state Plus, they will have to negotiate with the native tribes on the proposed route, to secure right of way. So now I have heard that
there are two of the worlds largest
oil companies that are willing to work together Which will cost $30 billion to achieve and they are figuring around 10 years to complete. Recently Alaska’s
Governor Sarah Palin has recommended to the state law makers, that they
should Governor Palin said that
this is a
better plan because "it puts Alaskan’s first", rather then
the competing The people in Alaska could benefit from the added jobs that this pipeline would provide. But
my question is will the Alaskan's
benefit from this
natural gas
pipeline with...let's say... maybe... Or
will it be like the oil being
transported
out of our
state, where we have always payed more for fuel and I
am not too worried about how this
pipeline installation and upkeep will effect Alaska's natural Mainly
because the oil pipeline put in well over 20 years
ago, has not caused any major detrimental And
Americans have gathered much more information on how to protect the
natural environment in the years The Alaska lawmakers have 60 days to decide, and they started meeting on June 3. So it is anybodies guess how this will all work out. It does seem like there will be a natural gas pipeline. But the question is when? See Also: Baby! It's Cold Outside? Later...
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