Nat Gas Now: Abundance
- Nat Gas Now: Abundance
- Tuesday, Jul 13
Natural gas has the power to "rock the world," according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. We've got more of it right here in America than Saudi Arabia has oil - enough to literally power our nation for generations. Our country's vast domestic abundance of this clean energy source is the topic of our latest installment of Nat Gas Now.
In this edition of our video series-focused on abundance-ANGA CEO Regina Hopper discusses why the time is right for natural gas to move to the front of our energy lineup. Countless opportunities have been made possible thanks to abundant shale gas located about a mile below the earth's surface. The United States has massive shale plays spread throughout much of the country, which are chock full of clean natural gas. In fact, the giant Marcellus Shale has the potential to be the second largest gas field in the world.
Studies from prestigious energy research firms and universities have affirmed that this American Dream of clean, abundant, homegrown energy is a 2010 reality, with the help of shale gas. Penn State University has said that the Marcellus Shale alone has enough natural gas to economically transform the Northeast region of the country, while IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates has predicted that shale gas will make up 50% of U.S. natural gas supply in the next 25 years-up from just 20% today. Even Energy Secretary Steven Chu has said that the amount of natural gas available in the United States may be double what was previously believed.
Bottom line: Natural gas is a clean, domestic and abundant energy source that is ready to be put to greater use for our nation today. The only question left: Why wait? It's time for nat gas now!
