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Explosion in San Bruno Highlights the Dangers of Natural Gas
A few months ago, as the BP drama was in full thrust, momentum was building for natural gas as a primary source of fuel in the U.S.
At that time, I wrote an article explaining why a shift to natural gas wouldn't lower energy prices.
And as far as providing a safer source of fossil fuels, I stated that a shift to natural gas would actually cause the loss of more human lives. Please have a look at excerpts from this article.
"Washington should do all that it can to enable oil companies to harvest oil and gas so as to minimize foreign dependency. This includes a continuation of off-shore drilling.
The current oil spill should serve as a valuable lesson. With better safety and emergency response mechanisms in place, deep-oil drilling can be made safe and come will little threat of another disaster.