Compressed natural gas

Much of the United States lies over these shale beds. There are 29 separate gas shales that extend over 20 states, providing ample nationwide opportunities for gas fracking (Brantley 2014). The first step in the fracking process is drilling a vertical well several thousand feet deep until the specific layer of shale is reached. The well then extends horizontally for another…

Canada is endowed with all of the resources, both natural and man made, we require to meet our energy needs for the rest of this century. For the past couple of decades, the country has been using fossil fuel as the primary energy source to heat our homes, power machines and automobiles. However, fossil fuel may no longer be the solution due to the amount of pollution in the country. One critic of this record of neglect insists that the damages to the “environment shaded their benefits. It did…

A choice is never as easy as it may seem. While making a decision that will impact millions of people it is important to fully analyse the situation from both perspectives. In the case of the Kinder Morgan Pipeline, there have evidently been two choices presented to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. One is to support and implement the Pipeline and the latter being to oppose and prevent it from coming to fruition. It has become extremely important for Mr. Trudeau to weigh the benefits and…

emissions from fracking wells can also cause acute and chronic diseases. Along with less serious, yet irritating conditions of sore throat, eye irritation, and headaches. These symptoms should easily persuade people to find a better way to retrieve gas or oil from the ground. If Hydraulic Fracturing is not dealt with, the environment will decline, along with our health. Over time and the overuse of fracking wells, the environment will drastically change. Acid rain will happen more often, along…

Out of Gas by David Goodstein addresses a plethora of different environmental issues mostly surrounding oil and the oil industry. Throughout the eight-part book Goodstein reminds the reader each time to keep an open mind, explore environmental dilemmas, and become active in the fight to find an alternative energy source. The eight main points in this book are understanding the opportunities and limitations the future holds for alternative energy resources, Hubbert’s Peak, America’s excess use of…

extremely microscopic beings that thrive on the earths natural resources. So why isn't renewable (green) energy one of them? The earth gives us a multitude of resources that are being used and destroyed with in years. Nature in it's natural form is resilient and once human interaction intensifies nature is less forgiving. The Renewable Energy Target is a target aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, burning of fossil fuels and replace it with natural resources such as the sun, wind,…

have installed a natural gas detector that could have possibly alerted them to the natural gas leak that was happening at the Oldershaw property. The plaintiffs should have also considered all options before buying a property at the lake. They could have found a property in an area with increased soil stability, or bought a property somewhere other than the lake that doesn’t have this type of problem. To minimize legal risks, SaskEnergy should have been checking the natural gas lines in a…

Are Sparking Outlets Safe? You’ve probably seen it countless times: an electrical spark at the moment you plug in your hair dryer or blender. There are times when you can safely ignore that electrical spark, but there are other times when that spark is a sign that something is wrong with your electrical system. At Harrison Electric, we’ve found that if you’ve experienced the following and you have an electrical spark, you should contact us as soon as possible to avoid an electrical fire.…

that incremental life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the pipeline are estimated in the range of 0.07 to 0.83 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, with the upper end of this range representing twelve one-thousandths of one percent of the 6,702 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emitted in the United States in 2011. In comparison with railway transport scenarios, an increased volume of train transport would result in greenhouse gas emissions from both diesel fuel…

Coal Energy There are many different types of energy sources that are used in different countries across the world. One of these energy sources is coal. Coal provides as much a ⅓ of the entire world's energy. Coal also produces 30% of US energy. Coal is not, however, used in Idaho. Idaho does generate coal electricity but this energy is sold to neighboring states like Utah and California. There are many things about coal worth knowing especially if you plan to build a large power plant and…