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2. Natural gas is not renewable and burning it emits CO2 -- not as much as coal per KWH, but it is

Wed Jun 7, 2017, 05:59 PM

Jun 2017

not a "green" fuel. Well, I suppose it is renewable over geological time scales if we don't kill off all life before then. And if we are willing to wait that long -- after all, we are a patient, long-range-oriented species, aren't we?

https://www.google.com/search?q=natural+gas+and+carbon+emissions&oq=natural+gas+and+carbon+emissions&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.5624j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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