The role of natural gas as a primary fuel in the near future, including comparisons of acquisition, transmission and waste handling costs of as with competitive alternatives

Natural gas comprises about a quarter of the United States’ energy use. It is more environmentally friendly than oil and coal due to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per unit, less costly per unit of energy and more readily available domestically in abundant supply. However, due to a number of b...

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Main Authors: Liang, Fang-Yu, Ryvak, Marta, Sayeed, Sara, Zhao, Nick
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3332260/